Clarified butter (ghee) vs Anhydrous butter oil

In short

Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 900 in 100 g of clarified butter (ghee), 876 of anhydrous butter oil. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in clarified butter (ghee): cholesterol. More in anhydrous butter oil: saturated fat. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Clarified butter (ghee)900 cal

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

Anhydrous butter oil876 cal

0.28 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 99.5 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%150%300%
  • Cholesterollimit300 mg · 256 mg
    100%85%
  • Saturated fatlimit60 g · 61.9 g
    300%310%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein0 g · 0.28 g0%·1%
  • Total fat100 g · 99.5 g128%·128%
  • Carbohydrates0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit0 mg · 2 mg0%·<1%
  • Calcium0 mg · 4 mg0%·<1%
  • Iron0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Clarified butter (ghee) (SR Legacy 171314), Anhydrous butter oil (SR Legacy 173412). 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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