Clarified butter (ghee) vs Milk
In short
Gram for gram, there are 17 times as many calories in clarified butter (ghee) as in milk (900 vs 52 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 milk: calcium and protein. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
0 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 100 g fat
3.3 g protein · 4.8 g carbs (4.9 g sugars) · 2.1 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 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.
- Saturated fatlimit60 g · 1.2 g300%6%
- Total fat100 g · 2.1 g128%3%
- Cholesterollimit300 mg · 9 mg100%3%
- Calcium0 mg · 125 mg0%10%
- Protein0 g · 3.3 g0%7%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Carbohydrates0 g · 4.8 g0%·2%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit0 mg · 39 mg0%·2%
- Iron0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0.1 mg0%·<1%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, copper, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, choline.
From USDA FoodData Central: Clarified butter (ghee) (SR Legacy 171314), Milk (Survey (FNDDS) 2705384). 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.