Clarified butter (ghee) vs Lowfat cultured buttermilk
In short
For the same 100 calories you eat 11 g of clarified butter (ghee) or 250 g of lowfat cultured buttermilk. Most of the calories in clarified butter (ghee) come from fat.
More in clarified butter (ghee): saturated fat (4×), total fat (4.2×) and cholesterol (3.3×). More in lowfat cultured buttermilk: calcium, protein, sodium and carbohydrates. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
11.1 g · 0 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 11.1 g fat
250 g · 8.3 g protein · 12 g carbs (13.4 g sugars) · 2.7 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 calories 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.
- Saturated fatlimit6.7 g · 1.6 g33%8%
- Calcium0 mg · 290 mg0%22%
- Protein0 g · 8.3 g0%17%
- Sodiumlimit0 mg · 370 mg0%16%
- Total fat11.1 g · 2.7 g14%3%
- Cholesterollimit33.3 mg · 10 mg11%3%
- Carbohydrates0 g · 12 g0%4%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Iron0 mg · 0.13 mg0%·1%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 2.5 mg0%·3%
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), Lowfat cultured buttermilk (SR Legacy 170874). 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.