Clarified butter (ghee) vs Low fat buttermilk

In short

Gram for gram, there are 21 times as many calories in clarified butter (ghee) as in low fat buttermilk (900 vs 43 in 100 g). Most of the calories in clarified butter (ghee) come from fat.

More in clarified butter (ghee): saturated fat, total fat and cholesterol. More in low fat buttermilk: calcium, protein and sodium. 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

Low fat buttermilk43 cal

3.5 g protein · 4.8 g carbs · 1.1 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 3%

    60 g vs 0.55 g

  • Total fat128% vs 1%

    100 g vs 1.1 g

  • Cholesterollimit100% vs 2%

    300 mg vs 4.8 mg

  • Calcium0% vs 9%

    0 mg vs 120 mg

  • Protein0% vs 7%

    0 g vs 3.5 g

  • Sodiumlimit0% vs 4%

    0 mg vs 92.5 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Carbohydrates0 g · 4.8 g0%·2%
  • Iron0 mg · 0.013 mg0%·<1%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: fiber, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, copper, manganese, iodine, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin K, thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), vitamin B6, biotin (B7).

From USDA FoodData Central: Clarified butter (ghee) (SR Legacy 171314), Low fat buttermilk (Foundation 2259792). 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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