Buffalo milk vs Clarified butter (ghee)

In short

Gram for gram, there are 9.3 times as many calories in clarified butter (ghee) as in buffalo milk (900 vs 97 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in buffalo milk: calcium and protein. More in clarified butter (ghee): saturated fat (13×), total fat (15×) and cholesterol (16×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Buffalo milk97 cal

3.8 g protein · 5.2 g carbs · 6.9 g fat

Clarified butter (ghee)900 cal

0 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 100 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Saturated fatlimit23% vs 300%

    4.6 g vs 60 g

  • Total fat9% vs 128%

    6.9 g vs 100 g

  • Cholesterollimit6% vs 100%

    19 mg vs 300 mg

  • Calcium13% vs 0%

    169 mg vs 0 mg

  • Protein8% vs 0%

    3.8 g vs 0 g

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.

  • Carbohydrates5.2 g · 0 g2%·0%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit52 mg · 0 mg2%·0%
  • Iron0.12 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
  • Vitamin C2.3 mg · 0 mg3%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, copper, manganese, vitamin A, thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12.

From USDA FoodData Central: Buffalo milk (SR Legacy 171280), Clarified butter (ghee) (SR Legacy 171314). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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