Salted butter vs Milk

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 14 g of salted butter or 192 g of milk. Most of the calories in salted butter come from fat.

More in salted butter: saturated fat (3×), total fat (2.7×) and cholesterol. More in milk: vitamin B12, riboflavin, calcium, phosphorus and 9 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

Milk100 cal

192 g · 6.4 g protein · 9.3 g carbs (9.4 g sugars) · 4.1 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 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%
  • Vitamin B120.024 µg · 1.1 µg
    1%45%
  • Saturated fatlimit7.2 g · 2.4 g
    36%12%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.005 mg · 0.26 mg
    <1%20%
  • Calcium3.3 mg · 240 mg
    <1%18%
  • Phosphorus3.3 mg · 198 mg
    <1%16%
  • Protein0.12 g · 6.4 g
    <1%13%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 2.1 µg
    0%11%
  • Total fat11.3 g · 4.1 g
    15%5%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.001 mg · 0.11 mg
    <1%9%
  • Zinc0.013 mg · 0.83 mg
    <1%8%
  • Vitamin B60. mg · 0.12 mg
    <1%7%
  • Selenium0.14 µg · 3.7 µg
    <1%7%
  • Potassium3.3 mg · 300 mg
    <1%6%
  • Choline2.6 mg · 34.4 mg
    <1%6%
  • Magnesium0.28 mg · 23.1 mg
    <1%5%
  • Cholesterollimit30 mg · 17.3 mg
    10%6%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Carbohydrates0.008 g · 9.3 g<1%·3%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit89.7 mg · 75 mg4%·3%
  • Iron0.003 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Copper0 mg · 0.002 mg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin A95.4 µg · 112 µg11%·12%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.19 mg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin E0.32 mg · 0.058 mg2%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0.98 µg · 0.38 µg1%·<1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.006 mg · 0.21 mg<1%·1%
  • Folate0.42 µg · 1.9 µg<1%·<1%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Salted butter (SR Legacy 173410), Milk (Survey (FNDDS) 2705384). 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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