Low fat buttermilk vs Milk

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 233 g of low fat buttermilk or 192 g of milk. More in low fat buttermilk: riboflavin and sodium (2.9×).

More in milk: saturated fat and vitamin D. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Low fat buttermilk100 cal

233 g · 8.1 g protein · 11.2 g carbs · 2.5 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

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.

0%25%50%
  • Riboflavin (B2)35% vs 20%

    0.46 mg vs 0.26 mg

  • Sodiumlimit9% vs 3%

    216 mg vs 75 mg

  • Saturated fatlimit6% vs 12%

    1.3 g vs 2.4 g

  • Vitamin D6% vs 11%

    1.3 µg vs 2.1 µg

Show as: bars · dots

Where they are alike

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

  • Protein8.1 g · 6.4 g16%·13%
  • Total fat2.5 g · 4.1 g3%·5%
  • Cholesterollimit11.2 mg · 17.3 mg4%·6%
  • Carbohydrates11.2 g · 9.3 g4%·3%
  • Potassium368 mg · 300 mg8%·6%
  • Calcium280 mg · 240 mg22%·18%
  • Iron0.031 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Magnesium25.7 mg · 23.1 mg6%·5%
  • Phosphorus215 mg · 198 mg17%·16%
  • Zinc0.99 mg · 0.83 mg9%·8%
  • Copper0.003 mg · 0.002 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0.38 µg0%·<1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.11 mg · 0.11 mg9%·9%
  • Niacin (B3)0.3 mg · 0.21 mg2%·1%
  • Vitamin B60.092 mg · 0.12 mg5%·7%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: fiber, manganese, selenium, iodine, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, biotin (B7), folate, vitamin B12, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Low fat buttermilk (Foundation 2259792), 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.

vs