Skim Milk Nutrition Facts

FoodData Central Updated 30 March 2026

Skim Milk contains 83.3 calories, 8.3g protein, 12.2g carbs, and 0.2g fat. Milk with the fat removed, keeping all the protein and calcium at a fraction of the calories.

83.3

cal

12.2g

carbs

8.3g

protein

amino acids ↓

0.2g

fat

0g

fiber

12.5g

sugar

Vitamins in Skim Milk

Per 1 cup ~245g

Vitamin A
149mcg
17%
Vitamin D
2.94mcg
15%
Vitamin E
0.02mg
<1%
Vitamin B6
0.09mg
5%
Vitamin B12
1.23mcg
51%
Thiamin (B1)
0.11mg
9%
Niacin (B3)
0.23mg
1%
Folate
12.3mcg
3%

Minerals in Skim Milk

Per 1 cup ~245g

Calcium
299mg
23%
Iron
0.07mg
<1%
Magnesium
27mg
6%
Phosphorus
247mg
20%
Potassium
382mg
8%
Sodium
103mg
4%
Zinc
1.03mg
9%
Selenium
7.6mcg
14%
Copper
0.03mg
4%
Manganese
7.35mcg
<1%

Amino Acids in Skim Milk

Protein breakdown per 1 cup (245g), from the USDA record for this food.

Complete protein

Skim Milk supplies all nine essential amino acids at or above the FAO/WHO adult reference pattern.

Essential Amino Acids Per 1 cup (245g) Per 100g % of Protein
Histidine 250mg 102mg 3%
Isoleucine 426mg 174mg 5.2%
Leucine 782mg 319mg 9.5%
Lysine 691mg 282mg 8.4%
Methionine 216mg 88mg 2.6%
Phenylalanine 429mg 175mg 5.2%
Threonine 353mg 144mg 4.3%
Tryptophan 105mg 43mg 1.3%
Valine 541mg 221mg 6.6%
Other Amino Acids Per 1 cup (245g) Per 100g % of Protein
Alanine 279mg 114mg 3.4%
Arginine 235mg 96mg 2.8%
Aspartic Acid 706mg 288mg 8.5%
Cystine 51mg 21mg 0.6%
Glutamic Acid 1855mg 757mg 22.5%
Glycine 164mg 67mg 2%
Proline 813mg 332mg 9.9%
Serine 497mg 203mg 6%
Tyrosine 417mg 170mg 5%

Protein quality is scored against the FAO/WHO/UNU 2007 adult indispensable amino acid reference pattern. The FDA publishes no Daily Values for individual amino acids, so the share of total protein is shown instead.

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