Clarified butter (ghee) vs Reduced fat buttermilk

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 11 g of clarified butter (ghee) or 179 g of reduced fat buttermilk. Most of the calories in clarified butter (ghee) come from fat.

More in clarified butter (ghee): saturated fat (3×), total fat (3.1×) and cholesterol (2.3×). More in reduced 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)100 cal

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

Reduced fat buttermilk100 cal

179 g · 7.3 g protein · 9.5 g carbs (9.5 g sugars) · 3.6 g fat

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Where they differ

Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Saturated fatlimit33% vs 11%

    6.7 g vs 2.2 g

  • Calcium0% vs 20%

    0 mg vs 255 mg

  • Protein0% vs 15%

    0 g vs 7.3 g

  • Total fat14% vs 5%

    11.1 g vs 3.6 g

  • Sodiumlimit0% vs 8%

    0 mg vs 188 mg

  • Cholesterollimit11% vs 5%

    33.3 mg vs 14.3 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Carbohydrates0 g · 9.5 g0%·3%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Iron0 mg · 0.11 mg0%·1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 2.7 mg0%·3%

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), Reduced fat buttermilk (SR Legacy 167697). 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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