Whole Milk Calories and Macros — Nutrition Facts per 1 cup (244g)
Whole Milk: 146 cal, 8.1g protein, 11.2g carbs, 7.8g fat per 1 cup (244g). Full nutrition breakdown, how whole milk fits common goals, and the fastest way to track it.
Whole Milk contains 146 calories per 1 cup (244g), with 8.1g of protein, 11.2g of carbs, and 7.8g of fat. Here's the full nutrient breakdown — sourced from USDA FoodData Central — and how it fits into common tracking goals.
Whole Milk nutrition facts
| Nutrient | Per 1 cup (244g) | % Daily Value* |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 146 kcal | 7% |
| Protein | 8.1 g | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 11.2 g | 4% |
| Fat | 7.8 g | 10% |
| Saturated fat | 4.6 g | 23% |
| Sodium | 93 mg | 4% |
| Cholesterol | 29 mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 366 mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 300 mg | 23% |
| Iron | 0 mg | 0% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Source: USDA FoodData Central.
Standard 3.25% milkfat. The fat tiers are the whole story with milk: whole, 2%, 1%, and skim share nearly identical protein and carbs per cup.
How does whole milk fit your goals?
Whole milk delivers a balanced macro profile (8.1g protein / 11.2g carbs / 7.8g fat per 1 cup (244g)), which makes it easy to fit into almost any tracking plan. Foods like this are particularly useful as base ingredients in meal prep, because they don't lock you into a specific macro split — you can pair them with whatever your daily target needs more of.
Diet-wise, whole milk fits low-carb and vegetarian eating patterns.
Micronutrients worth noting
Beyond the macros, whole milk pulls real weight on calcium (23% DV) per 1 cup (244g) — the kind of micronutrient density that calorie counts alone don't show.
How whole milk compares to other dairy
| Food (per 100g) | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole Milk | 60 | 3.3g | 4.6g | 3.2g |
| 2% Milk | 50 | 3.4g | 4.9g | 1.9g |
| Plain Yogurt (whole milk) | 77 | 3.8g | 5.6g | 4.5g |
| Kefir | 43 | 3.8g | 4.8g | 1g |
Tracking whole milk in Bento Bunny
Logging foods like whole milk manually means digging through a database, picking the right entry, and adjusting the serving size — multiple taps per meal. With Bento Bunny's AI photo tracking, you snap one picture and the macros land in your daily total automatically. For whole milk specifically, the model recognises typical portion sizes well, so the numbers above will land within a few percent of what you'd get from manual weighing.
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- 2% Milk calories and macros
- Plain Yogurt (whole milk) calories and macros
- Kefir calories and macros
- Skim Milk calories and macros
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Whole Milk calories by serving size
| Serving | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup (244g) | 146 | 8.1g | 11.2g | 7.8g |
| 100g | 60 | 3.3g | 4.6g | 3.2g |
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