Clarified butter (ghee) vs Reduced fat buttermilk

In short

One serving each: 900 calories in clarified butter (ghee) (100 g), 137 calories in reduced fat buttermilk (1 cup, 245 g). Most of the calories in clarified butter (ghee) come from fat.

More in clarified butter (ghee): saturated fat (20×), total fat and cholesterol (15×). More in reduced fat buttermilk: calcium, protein, sodium, carbohydrates and vitamin C. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Clarified butter (ghee)900 cal

100 g · 0 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 100 g fat

Reduced fat buttermilk137 cal

1 cup (245 g) · 10 g protein · 13 g carbs (13 g sugars) · 4.9 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving 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 15%

    60 g vs 3 g

  • Total fat128% vs 6%

    100 g vs 4.9 g

  • Cholesterollimit100% vs 7%

    300 mg vs 19.6 mg

  • Calcium0% vs 27%

    0 mg vs 350 mg

  • Protein0% vs 20%

    0 g vs 10 g

  • Sodiumlimit0% vs 11%

    0 mg vs 257 mg

  • Carbohydrates0% vs 5%

    0 g vs 13 g

  • Vitamin C0% vs 4%

    0 mg vs 3.7 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Iron0 mg · 0.15 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), 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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