Salted butter vs Low fat buttermilk

In short

Gram for gram, there are 17 times as many calories in salted butter as in low fat buttermilk (717 vs 43 in 100 g). Most of the calories in salted butter come from fat.

More in salted butter: saturated fat, total fat, cholesterol, sodium (7×) and vitamin K. More in low fat buttermilk: riboflavin (5.8×), calcium (5×), phosphorus (3.8×) and protein (4.1×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Salted butter717 cal

0.85 g protein · 0.06 g carbs (0.06 g sugars) · 81.1 g fat

Low fat buttermilk43 cal

3.5 g protein · 4.8 g carbs · 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%137.5%275%
  • Saturated fatlimit51.4 g · 0.55 g
    257%3%
  • Total fat81.1 g · 1.1 g
    104%1%
  • Cholesterollimit215 mg · 4.8 mg
    72%2%
  • Sodiumlimit643 mg · 92.5 mg
    28%4%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.034 mg · 0.2 mg
    3%15%
  • Calcium24 mg · 120 mg
    2%9%
  • Vitamin K7 µg · 0 µg
    6%0%
  • Phosphorus24 mg · 92.2 mg
    2%7%
  • Protein0.85 g · 3.5 g
    2%7%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Carbohydrates0.06 g · 4.8 g<1%·2%
  • Potassium24 mg · 158 mg1%·3%
  • Iron0.02 mg · 0.013 mg<1%·<1%
  • Magnesium2 mg · 11 mg<1%·3%
  • Zinc0.09 mg · 0.43 mg1%·4%
  • Copper0 mg · 0.001 mg0%·<1%
  • Manganese0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0.54 µg0%·3%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.005 mg · 0.049 mg<1%·4%
  • Niacin (B3)0.042 mg · 0.13 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin B60.003 mg · 0.039 mg<1%·2%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: fiber, selenium, iodine, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, pantothenic acid (B5), biotin (B7), folate, vitamin B12, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Salted butter (SR Legacy 173410), Low fat buttermilk (Foundation 2259792). 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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