On a recent trip to a convenience store, my friend noticed that the nutritional information for Dairyland Chocolate milk was different for two identical labelled products.
Here is a photo of the 2 types of chocolate milk (side-by-side).
Similarities:
- Same Manufacturer (Dairyland – from Saputo)
- Same milk fat (1%)
- The fat and cholesterol are the same for each serving size.
The main difference are the Nutrition Facts (per 250mL serving).
- The 500mL size has 160 calories and the 1L size has 180 calories.
- The 500mL size has 180 mg of Sodium and the 1L size has 260 mg of sodium.
- The 500mL size has 8g of Protein and the 1L size has 9g of protein.
Here is a closeup of the ingredient list for the 1L serving of Dairyland Chocolate milk
Here is a closeup of the ingredient list for the 500mL serving of Dairyland Chocolate milk
On the Dairyland website, it states that Dairyland chocolate milk is made from fresh, wholesome milk to which cocoa and sugar are added.
What I don’t understand is that why Dairyland has different ingredients for essentially the same product (chocolate milk)?
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Buy Avalon chocolate milk – a bit pricey but the best chocolate milk you will ever have! I buy it in Vancouver, BC
Steve, if you look very closely–someone has already said this too–the 1L jug is “Chocolate Milk Beverage,” while the smaller (500 mL) carton is “Partly Skimmed Chocolate Milk.” The word beverage isn’t added.
So not only are they different product labels, but the larger size also has buttermilk, corn starch, and a whole host of other ingredients that the Chocolate Milk doesn’t have. Therefore the only thing that is the same is the manufacturer. Anything with the word “beverage” in it is going to be less nutritious–always!
That makes sense. Thank you
Those poor cows anyway!
I buy my milk, add cocoa and 1tsp sugar splash of salt and cinnamon. Now that’s what I call chocolate milk.
That sounds good, must try that!
The 1 litre size is Chcolate Milk Beverage and the 500 Ml is Chocolate Milk
They are NOT the same product.
have you emailed the company
There are most likley made in different factories… I do not trust anything like this anymore. Raw milk is the only thing that is good for you and nearly impossible to get in this world… Stick to organic fruits and veg. If you are craving sugar it is a bad bad bad sign for candida and lots of other problems. I love chocolate milk too!!!!!!!!! DAM
Weird! I do indulge in chocolate milk occasionally. It looks like the stuff in the carton has less ingredients though – maybe stick to cartons?
It is strange that such similar products by the manufacturer would produce 2 different products.
I hope Dairyland gets back to us!
Odd. Only thing I can think of is some ingredients are less stable in one of the packaging types?
Makes you want to double-check the next time you buy chocolate milk!