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Table 1 Mean (± SD) cost and nutritional data for fresh full fat milk and toddler milks

From: Toddler foods and milks don’t stack up against regular foods and milks

Product category

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Price per 100 mL

Energy per 100 mL (kj)

Protein per 100 mL (g)

Total fat per 100 mL (g)

Sat fat per 100 mL (g)

Carbs per 100 mL (g)

Total sugar per 100 mL (g)

Sodium per 100 mL (mg)

Calcium per 100 mL (mg)

Full fat fresh Milks

Regular fresh full fat milk (Home brand)

2

$0.13 (0)

281 (16)

3.5 (0)

3.5 (0.1)

2.2 (0.1)

5.5 (1.1)

5.5 (1.1)

36 (1.4)

114 (9.9)

 Branded full fat milk

7

$0.19 (0.04)

278 (17)

3.3 (0.1)

3.8 (0.5)

2.4 (0.3)

4.8 (0.2)

4.8 (0.2)

44.9 (5.4)

119.2 (5.4)

 A2 full fat milk

2

$0.25 (0.03)

267 (11)

3.4 (0.1)

3.5 (0.1)

2.4 (0.07)

4.7 (0.4)

4.6 (0.2)

38.5 (7.8)

113.5 (6.4)

Premium fresh full fat milka

9

$0.20 (0.04)

276 (16)

3.3 (0.1)

3.7 (0.4)

2.4 (0.3)

4.8 (0.2)

4.8 (0.2)

43.4 (6.1)

117.8 (5.8)

 Organic full fat milk

4

$0.28 (0.06)

288 (20)

3.5 (0.2)

3.9 (0.3)

2.5 (0.3)

4.7 (0.1)

4.6 (0.3)

49.5 (8.6)

123 (4.6)

Premiuma + Organic fresh full fat milk

13

$0.22 (0.06)

280 (17)

3.4 (0.2)

3.8 (0.4)

2.4 (0.3)

4.8 (0.2)

4.7 (0.2)

45.3 (7.3)

119.5 (5.8)

All fresh milks

15

$0.21 (0.06)

280 (17)

3.4 (0.2)

3.7 (0.4)

2.4 (0.3)

4.9 (0.4)

4.8 (0.5)

44.1 (7.5)

118.7 (6.3)

Toddler milks

 Regular stage 3 (12mo+)

6

$0.32 (0.12)

240 (84)

1.93 (0.5)

2.59 (0.3)

0.96 (0.4)

9 (0.8)

7.01 (1.4)

22.57 (4.2)

103.94 (7.7)

 Regular stage 4 (24mo+)

2

$0.28 (0)

283 (8)

1.8 (0.6)

2.47 (0.5)

1.03 (0.7)

9.07 (0.9)

7.32 (1.6)

22.5 (3.5)

105 (7.1)

All regular

8

$0.31 (0.1)

251 (74)

1.9 (0.5)

2.56 (0.3)

0.98 (0.4)

9.01 (0.8)

7.09 (1.4)

22.55 (3.8)

104.21 (7)

 Premium stage 3 (12mo+)

10

$0.51 (0.44)

286 (15)

2.3 (0.6)

2.74 (0.4)

1.15 (0.4)

8.41 (1)

6.81 (1.6)

27.25 (6.3)

106.45 (15.2)

 Premium stage 4 (24mo+)

2

$0.32 (0.04)

273 (28)

1.8 (1)

2.1 (0.1)

0.8 (0.4)

16.1 (9.8)

9.4 (0.9)

37.5 (14.9)

173 (103.2)

All premium non-A2/Organic

12

$0.48 (0.41)

284 (16)

2.21 (0.6)

2.63 (0.4)

1.08 (0.4)

9.69 (4.3)

7.24 (1.8)

28.96 (8.3)

117.54 (42.8)

 Premium A2

3

$0.47 (0.07)

287 (5)

1.97 (0.6)

2.97 (0.1)

0.83 (0.2)

8.35 (0.4)

7.68 (1)

27.33 (5.5)

92.67 (10.6)

 Premium Organic

3

$0.54 (0.11)

292 (21)

2.7 (0.9)

3.2 (0.8)

1.43 (0.8)

7.57 (1.9)

6.77 (1.7)

32.5 (9)

124.67 (29.7)

All toddler formulas

26

$0.43 (0.3)

275 (44)

2.14 (0.6)

2.71 (0.5)

1.06 (0.5)

9.08 (3)

7.19 (1.5)

27.21 (7.4)

111.39 (31.6)

  1. aPremium fresh milk included branded (non-home brand) and A2 varieties