Salted butter vs Low fat buttermilk

In short

One serving each: 102 calories in salted butter (1 tbsp, 14.2 g), 43 calories in low fat buttermilk (100 g). Most of the calories in salted butter come from fat.

More in salted butter: saturated fat (13×), total fat (11×) and cholesterol (6.4×). More in low fat buttermilk: riboflavin, calcium, phosphorus and protein. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Salted butter102 cal

1 tbsp (14.2 g) · 0.12 g protein · 0.009 g carbs (0.009 g sugars) · 11.5 g fat

Low fat buttermilk43 cal

100 g · 3.5 g protein · 4.8 g carbs · 1.1 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Saturated fatlimit36% vs 3%

    7.3 g vs 0.55 g

  • Riboflavin (B2)<1% vs 15%

    0.005 mg vs 0.2 mg

  • Total fat15% vs 1%

    11.5 g vs 1.1 g

  • Calcium<1% vs 9%

    3.4 mg vs 120 mg

  • Cholesterollimit10% vs 2%

    30.5 mg vs 4.8 mg

  • Phosphorus<1% vs 7%

    3.4 mg vs 92.2 mg

  • Protein<1% vs 7%

    0.12 g vs 3.5 g

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Where they are alike

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

  • Carbohydrates0.009 g · 4.8 g<1%·2%
  • Sodiumlimit91.3 mg · 92.5 mg4%·4%
  • Potassium3.4 mg · 158 mg<1%·3%
  • Iron0.003 mg · 0.013 mg<1%·<1%
  • Magnesium0.28 mg · 11 mg<1%·3%
  • Zinc0.013 mg · 0.43 mg<1%·4%
  • Copper0 mg · 0.001 mg0%·<1%
  • Manganese0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0.54 µg0%·3%
  • Vitamin K0.99 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.001 mg · 0.049 mg<1%·4%
  • Niacin (B3)0.006 mg · 0.13 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin B60. 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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