Buffalo milk vs Sheep's milk

In short

One serving each: 237 calories in buffalo milk (1 cup, 244 g), 265 calories in sheep's milk (1 cup, 245 g). Most of the calories in buffalo milk come from fat.

More in buffalo milk: magnesium. More in sheep's milk: riboflavin (2.6×), vitamin B12, protein, pantothenic acid (2.1×) and 7 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Buffalo milk237 cal

1 cup (244 g) · 9.2 g protein · 12.6 g carbs · 16.8 g fat

Sheep's milk265 cal

1 cup (245 g) · 14.7 g protein · 13.1 g carbs · 17.1 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%37.5%75%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.33 mg · 0.87 mg
    25%67%
  • Vitamin B120.88 µg · 1.7 µg
    37%72%
  • Protein9.2 g · 14.7 g
    18%29%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.47 mg · 1.0 mg
    9%20%
  • Phosphorus285 mg · 387 mg
    23%31%
  • Magnesium75.6 mg · 44.1 mg
    18%11%
  • Zinc0.54 mg · 1.3 mg
    5%12%
  • Cholesterollimit46.4 mg · 66.2 mg
    15%22%
  • Vitamin B60.056 mg · 0.15 mg
    3%9%
  • Vitamin C5.6 mg · 10.3 mg
    6%11%
  • Niacin (B3)0.22 mg · 1 mg
    1%6%
  • Calcium412 mg · 473 mg
    32%36%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Total fat16.8 g · 17.1 g22%·22%
  • Saturated fatlimit11.2 g · 11.3 g56%·56%
  • Carbohydrates12.6 g · 13.1 g5%·5%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit127 mg · 108 mg6%·5%
  • Potassium434 mg · 336 mg9%·7%
  • Iron0.29 mg · 0.24 mg2%·1%
  • Copper0.11 mg · 0.11 mg12%·13%
  • Manganese0.044 mg · 0.044 mg2%·2%
  • Vitamin A129 µg · 108 µg14%·12%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.13 mg · 0.16 mg11%·13%
  • Folate14.6 µg · 17.1 µg4%·4%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: selenium.

From USDA FoodData Central: Buffalo milk (SR Legacy 171280), Sheep's milk (SR Legacy 170882). 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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