Reduced fat buttermilk vs Unsalted butter

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 179 g of reduced fat buttermilk or 14 g of unsalted butter. Most of those in unsalted butter come from fat.

More in reduced fat buttermilk: riboflavin, vitamin B12, calcium, protein and 7 more. More in unsalted butter: saturated fat (3.2×), total fat (3.2×), vitamin A (3.3×) and cholesterol (2.1×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Reduced fat buttermilk100 cal

179 g · 7.3 g protein · 9.5 g carbs (9.5 g sugars) · 3.6 g fat

Unsalted butter100 cal

13.9 g · 0.12 g protein · 0.008 g carbs (0.008 g sugars) · 11.3 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)29% vs <1%

    0.38 mg vs 0.005 mg

  • Vitamin B1228% vs 1%

    0.66 µg vs 0.024 µg

  • Saturated fatlimit11% vs 35%

    2.2 g vs 7 g

  • Calcium20% vs <1%

    255 mg vs 3.3 mg

  • Protein15% vs <1%

    7.3 g vs 0.12 g

  • Phosphorus12% vs <1%

    146 mg vs 3.3 mg

  • Total fat5% vs 15%

    3.6 g vs 11.3 g

  • Sodiumlimit8% vs <1%

    188 mg vs 1.5 mg

  • Vitamin A3% vs 11%

    28.6 µg vs 95.4 µg

  • Thiamin (B1)7% vs <1%

    0.089 mg vs 0.001 mg

  • Selenium7% vs <1%

    4.1 µg vs 0.14 µg

  • Potassium7% vs <1%

    321 mg vs 3.3 mg

  • Magnesium6% vs <1%

    23.2 mg vs 0.28 mg

  • Cholesterollimit5% vs 10%

    14.3 mg vs 30 mg

  • Choline5% vs <1%

    28.6 mg vs 2.6 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Carbohydrates9.5 g · 0.008 g3%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Iron0.11 mg · 0.003 mg1%·<1%
  • Zinc0.43 mg · 0.013 mg4%·<1%
  • Copper0.014 mg · 0.002 mg2%·<1%
  • Vitamin C2.7 mg · 0 mg3%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.2 mg · 0.32 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin K0.18 µg · 0.98 µg<1%·1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.18 mg · 0.006 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin B60.054 mg · 0. mg3%·<1%
  • Folate10.7 µg · 0.42 µg3%·<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), Unsalted butter (SR Legacy 173430). 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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