Clarified butter (ghee) vs Dried buttermilk

In short

Gram for gram, there are 2.3 times as many calories in clarified butter (ghee) as in dried buttermilk (900 vs 387 in 100 g). Most of the calories in clarified butter (ghee) come from fat.

More in clarified butter (ghee): saturated fat (17×), total fat (17×) and cholesterol (4.3×). More in dried buttermilk: calcium, protein, sodium, carbohydrates and vitamin C. 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

Dried buttermilk387 cal

34.3 g protein · 49 g carbs (49 g sugars) · 5.8 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 fatlimit300% vs 18%

    60 g vs 3.6 g

  • Total fat128% vs 7%

    100 g vs 5.8 g

  • Calcium0% vs 91%

    0 mg vs 1,184 mg

  • Cholesterollimit100% vs 23%

    300 mg vs 69 mg

  • Protein0% vs 69%

    0 g vs 34.3 g

  • Sodiumlimit0% vs 22%

    0 mg vs 517 mg

  • Carbohydrates0% vs 18%

    0 g vs 49 g

  • Vitamin C0% vs 6%

    0 mg vs 5.7 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Iron0 mg · 0.3 mg0%·2%

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), Dried buttermilk (SR Legacy 171274). 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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