Clarified butter (ghee) vs Reduced fat milk (2%)

In short

One serving each: 900 calories in clarified butter (ghee) (100 g), 122 calories in reduced fat milk (2%) (1 cup, 244 g). Most of the calories in clarified butter (ghee) come from fat.

More in clarified butter (ghee): saturated fat, total fat and cholesterol (15×). More in reduced fat milk (2%): calcium, protein, carbohydrates and sodium. 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 milk (2%)122 cal

1 cup (244 g) · 8.2 g protein · 12 g carbs (11.9 g sugars) · 4.6 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%150%300%
  • Saturated fatlimit60 g · 2.7 g
    300%14%
  • Total fat100 g · 4.6 g
    128%6%
  • Cholesterollimit300 mg · 19.5 mg
    100%7%
  • Calcium0 mg · 307 mg
    0%24%
  • Protein0 g · 8.2 g
    0%16%
  • Carbohydrates0 g · 12 g
    0%4%
  • Sodiumlimit0 mg · 95.2 mg
    0%4%

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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 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.49 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 milk (2%) (Survey (FNDDS) 2705386). 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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