Reduced fat buttermilk vs Salted butter

Reduced fat buttermilkSalted butter
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 137 calories in reduced fat buttermilk (1 cup, 245 g), 102 calories in salted butter (1 tbsp, 14.2 g). Most of those in salted butter come from fat.

More in reduced fat buttermilk: riboflavin, vitamin B12, calcium, protein and 11 more. More in salted butter: saturated fat (2.4×), total fat (2.4×) and vitamin A (2.5×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Reduced fat buttermilk137 cal

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

Salted butter102 cal

1 tbsp (14.2 g) · 0.12 g protein · 0.009 g carbs (0.009 g sugars) · 11.5 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%25%50%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.51 mg · 0.005 mg
    40%<1%
  • Vitamin B120.91 µg · 0.024 µg
    38%1%
  • Calcium350 mg · 3.4 mg
    27%<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit3 g · 7.3 g
    15%36%
  • Protein10 g · 0.12 g
    20%<1%
  • Phosphorus201 mg · 3.4 mg
    16%<1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.12 mg · 0.001 mg
    10%<1%
  • Selenium5.6 µg · 0.14 µg
    10%<1%
  • Potassium441 mg · 3.4 mg
    9%<1%
  • Total fat4.9 g · 11.5 g
    6%15%
  • Magnesium31.9 mg · 0.28 mg
    8%<1%
  • Sodiumlimit257 mg · 91.3 mg
    11%4%
  • Choline39.2 mg · 2.7 mg
    7%<1%
  • Vitamin A39.2 µg · 97.1 µg
    4%11%
  • Zinc0.59 mg · 0.013 mg
    5%<1%
  • Carbohydrates13 g · 0.009 g
    5%<1%
  • Vitamin B60.073 mg · 0. mg
    4%<1%
  • Vitamin C3.7 mg · 0 mg
    4%0%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Cholesterollimit19.6 mg · 30.5 mg7%·10%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Iron0.15 mg · 0.003 mg1%·<1%
  • Copper0.02 mg · 0 mg2%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.27 mg · 0.33 mg2%·2%
  • Vitamin K0.24 µg · 0.99 µg<1%·1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.24 mg · 0.006 mg2%·<1%
  • Folate14.7 µg · 0.43 µg4%·<1%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Reduced fat buttermilk (SR Legacy 167697), Salted butter (SR Legacy 173410). 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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