Unsweetened does not mean sugar-free
Evaporated milk contains naturally occurring milk sugar. A missing added-sugars field does not establish zero added sugar, and it certainly does not mean zero total sugars. Check the ingredient list and label.
Adding milk to a recipe
Our 30–60 g addition is an editorial cooking or drink scenario. The range combines fat level and weight; use only one milk alternative, not all three. Sweetened condensed milk needs a different record.
USDA records: compare the same edible weight
Each reference row is per 100 g. Food states and alternatives stay separate. Additional soda rows use the recorded can weight. Missing nutrients stay Unknown; a displayed zero can be a small value rounded to one decimal.
| Food, preparation and source | Calories (kcal) | Protein (g) | Fat (g) | Carbohydrate (g) | Fiber (g) | Total sugars (g) | Sodium (mg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk, canned, evaporated, with added vitamin D and without added vitamin A · FDC 171276100 g · 100 g reference | 134 kcal | 6.8 g | 7.6 g | 10 g | 0 g | 10 g | 106 mg |
| Milk, canned, evaporated, nonfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D · FDC 170878100 g · 100 g reference | 78 kcal | 7.6 g | 0.2 g | 11.4 g | 0 g | 11.4 g | 115 mg |
| Milk, evaporated, 2% fat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D · FDC 171302100 g · 100 g reference | 107 kcal | 6.7 g | 2 g | 15.7 g | 0 g | 6.7 g | 100 mg |
Portion scenarios and calculation
Assumptions: 30–60 g evaporated milk. These weights are editorial models unless explicitly labeled USDA portions. Choose one alternative for each component; do not add alternative recipes together.
For every nutrient: USDA amount per 100 g × edible grams ÷ 100, summed across ingredients. The range is the minimum and maximum across the disclosed record alternatives and weight endpoints, calculated before rounding. Calories use whole kcal; g and mg use at most one decimal, with decimal ROUND_HALF_UP and no trailing zeros.
- 40 kcalFDC 171276 × 30 g
- 80 kcalFDC 171276 × 60 g
- 23 kcalFDC 170878 × 30 g
- 47 kcalFDC 170878 × 60 g
- 32 kcalFDC 171302 × 30 g
- 64 kcalFDC 171302 × 60 g
Combined scenario ranges: protein 2–4.5 g; fat 0.1–4.5 g; carbohydrate 3–9.4 g; fiber 0–0 g; total sugars 2–6.8 g; sodium 30–69 mg. Nutrient minima can come from different alternatives, so the low values do not necessarily describe one meal.
Plan the portion alongside other foods
Use a matching preparation and edible weight when logging each part of a meal. These guides explain separate foods or drink choices; their portion estimates are not interchangeable.
Common questions
Unsweetened condensed milk?
Unsweetened condensed milk usually means evaporated milk. It is different from sweetened condensed milk. Whole, nonfat and 2% evaporated milk are separate alternatives here.
How is this estimate calculated?
Use the listed USDA records and 30–60 g evaporated milk. Multiply each per-100-g nutrient by edible grams divided by 100, then sum components. Alternatives are separate scenarios. The range describes the disclosed scenarios, not a confidence interval or official brand nutrition.
📚 Sources and limits
USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy: April 2018 dataset, records released April 2019. Source amounts and household portions were extracted from the locally archived USDA CSV. This is historical generic food composition, not a current branded label.