Salted butter vs Lowfat cultured buttermilk

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 14 g of salted butter or 250 g of lowfat cultured buttermilk. Most of the calories in salted butter come from fat.

More in salted butter: saturated fat (4.3×), total fat (4.2×), vitamin A (2.7×) and cholesterol (3×). More in lowfat cultured buttermilk: riboflavin, calcium, vitamin B12, phosphorus and 11 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Salted butter100 cal

13.9 g · 0.12 g protein · 0.008 g carbs (0.008 g sugars) · 11.3 g fat

Lowfat cultured buttermilk100 cal

250 g · 8.3 g protein · 12 g carbs (13.4 g sugars) · 2.7 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 calories 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)0.005 mg · 0.39 mg
    <1%30%
  • Saturated fatlimit7.2 g · 1.6 g
    36%8%
  • Calcium3.3 mg · 290 mg
    <1%22%
  • Vitamin B120.024 µg · 0.55 µg
    1%23%
  • Phosphorus3.3 mg · 223 mg
    <1%18%
  • Protein0.12 g · 8.3 g
    <1%17%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.015 mg · 0.69 mg
    <1%14%
  • Sodiumlimit89.7 mg · 370 mg
    4%16%
  • Total fat11.3 g · 2.7 g
    15%3%
  • Zinc0.013 mg · 1.1 mg
    <1%10%
  • Selenium0.14 µg · 5 µg
    <1%9%
  • Potassium3.3 mg · 378 mg
    <1%8%
  • Choline2.6 mg · 44.3 mg
    <1%8%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.001 mg · 0.085 mg
    <1%7%
  • Vitamin A95.4 µg · 35 µg
    11%4%
  • Cholesterollimit30 mg · 10 mg
    10%3%
  • Magnesium0.28 mg · 27.5 mg
    <1%7%
  • Vitamin B60. mg · 0.085 mg
    <1%5%
  • Carbohydrates0.008 g · 12 g
    <1%4%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Iron0.003 mg · 0.13 mg<1%·1%
  • Copper0 mg · 0.028 mg0%·3%
  • Manganese0 mg · 0.005 mg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 2.5 mg0%·3%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.32 mg · 0.13 mg2%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.98 µg · 0.25 µg1%·<1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.006 mg · 0.14 mg<1%·1%
  • Folate0.42 µg · 12.5 µg<1%·3%

From USDA FoodData Central: Salted butter (SR Legacy 173410), 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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