Clarified butter (ghee) vs Milk

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 11 g of clarified butter (ghee) or 192 g of milk. Most of the calories in clarified butter (ghee) come from fat.

More in clarified butter (ghee): saturated fat (2.8×), total fat (2.7×) and cholesterol. More in milk: calcium and protein. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Clarified butter (ghee)100 cal

11.1 g · 0 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 11.1 g fat

Milk100 cal

192 g · 6.4 g protein · 9.3 g carbs (9.4 g sugars) · 4.1 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 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.

0%25%50%
  • Saturated fatlimit6.7 g · 2.4 g
    33%12%
  • Calcium0 mg · 240 mg
    0%18%
  • Protein0 g · 6.4 g
    0%13%
  • Total fat11.1 g · 4.1 g
    14%5%
  • Cholesterollimit33.3 mg · 17.3 mg
    11%6%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Carbohydrates0 g · 9.3 g0%·3%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit0 mg · 75 mg0%·3%
  • Iron0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.19 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.

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