Reduced fat buttermilk vs Lowfat cultured buttermilk

In short

Gram for gram, there are 40% more calories in reduced fat buttermilk than in lowfat cultured buttermilk (56 vs 40 in 100 g). More in reduced fat buttermilk: vitamin B12 and riboflavin.

Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Reduced fat buttermilk56 cal

4.1 g protein · 5.3 g carbs (5.3 g sugars) · 2 g fat

Lowfat cultured buttermilk40 cal

3.3 g protein · 4.8 g carbs (5.4 g sugars) · 1.1 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g 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%12.5%25%
  • Vitamin B120.37 µg · 0.22 µg
    15%9%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.21 mg · 0.15 mg
    16%12%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein4.1 g · 3.3 g8%·7%
  • Total fat2 g · 1.1 g3%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit1.2 g · 0.66 g6%·3%
  • Cholesterollimit8 mg · 4 mg3%·1%
  • Carbohydrates5.3 g · 4.8 g2%·2%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit105 mg · 148 mg5%·6%
  • Potassium180 mg · 151 mg4%·3%
  • Calcium143 mg · 116 mg11%·9%
  • Iron0.06 mg · 0.05 mg<1%·<1%
  • Magnesium13 mg · 11 mg3%·3%
  • Phosphorus82 mg · 89 mg7%·7%
  • Zinc0.24 mg · 0.42 mg2%·4%
  • Copper0.008 mg · 0.011 mg1%·1%
  • Selenium2.3 µg · 2 µg4%·4%
  • Vitamin A16 µg · 14 µg2%·2%
  • Vitamin C1.5 mg · 1 mg2%·1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.11 mg · 0.05 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0.1 µg · 0.1 µg<1%·<1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.05 mg · 0.034 mg4%·3%
  • Niacin (B3)0.1 mg · 0.058 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin B60.03 mg · 0.034 mg2%·2%
  • Folate6 µg · 5 µg2%·1%
  • Choline16 mg · 17.7 mg3%·3%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).

From USDA FoodData Central: Reduced fat buttermilk (SR Legacy 167697), Lowfat cultured buttermilk (SR Legacy 170874). 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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