Lowfat cultured buttermilk vs Reduced fat milk (2%)
In short
One serving each: 98 calories in lowfat cultured buttermilk (1 cup, 245 g), 122 calories in reduced fat milk (2%) (1 cup, 244 g). More in lowfat cultured buttermilk: sodium (3.8×).
More in reduced fat milk (2%): vitamin B12 (2.5×), vitamin A (5.9×), vitamin D, saturated fat and thiamin. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1 cup (245 g) · 8.1 g protein · 11.7 g carbs (13.1 g sugars) · 2.6 g fat
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.
- Vitamin B120.54 µg · 1.3 µg22%56%
- Vitamin A34.3 µg · 203 µg4%23%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 2.7 µg0%13%
- Sodiumlimit363 mg · 95.2 mg16%4%
- Saturated fatlimit1.6 g · 2.7 g8%14%
- Thiamin (B1)0.083 mg · 0.14 mg7%12%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein8.1 g · 8.2 g16%·16%
- Total fat2.6 g · 4.6 g3%·6%
- Cholesterollimit9.8 mg · 19.5 mg3%·7%
- Carbohydrates11.7 g · 12 g4%·4%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Potassium370 mg · 388 mg8%·8%
- Calcium284 mg · 307 mg22%·24%
- Iron0.12 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
- Magnesium26.9 mg · 29.3 mg6%·7%
- Phosphorus218 mg · 251 mg17%·20%
- Zinc1 mg · 1 mg9%·10%
- Copper0.027 mg · 0.002 mg3%·<1%
- Selenium4.9 µg · 4.4 µg9%·8%
- Vitamin C2.5 mg · 0.49 mg3%·1%
- Vitamin E0.12 mg · 0.073 mg1%·<1%
- Vitamin K0.24 µg · 0.49 µg<1%·<1%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.38 mg · 0.33 mg29%·26%
- Niacin (B3)0.14 mg · 0.27 mg1%·2%
- Vitamin B60.083 mg · 0.15 mg5%·9%
- Folate12.3 µg · 4.9 µg3%·1%
- Choline43.4 mg · 44.4 mg8%·8%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).
From USDA FoodData Central: Lowfat cultured buttermilk (SR Legacy 170874), 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.