Salted butter vs Reduced fat buttermilk

In short

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

More in salted butter: saturated fat (3.2×), total fat (3.2×), vitamin A (3.3×) and cholesterol (2.1×). More in reduced fat buttermilk: riboflavin, vitamin B12, calcium, protein and 7 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

Reduced fat buttermilk100 cal

179 g · 7.3 g protein · 9.5 g carbs (9.5 g sugars) · 3.6 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)<1% vs 29%

    0.005 mg vs 0.38 mg

  • Vitamin B121% vs 28%

    0.024 µg vs 0.66 µg

  • Saturated fatlimit36% vs 11%

    7.2 g vs 2.2 g

  • Calcium<1% vs 20%

    3.3 mg vs 255 mg

  • Protein<1% vs 15%

    0.12 g vs 7.3 g

  • Phosphorus<1% vs 12%

    3.3 mg vs 146 mg

  • Total fat15% vs 5%

    11.3 g vs 3.6 g

  • Vitamin A11% vs 3%

    95.4 µg vs 28.6 µg

  • Thiamin (B1)<1% vs 7%

    0.001 mg vs 0.089 mg

  • Selenium<1% vs 7%

    0.14 µg vs 4.1 µg

  • Potassium<1% vs 7%

    3.3 mg vs 321 mg

  • Magnesium<1% vs 6%

    0.28 mg vs 23.2 mg

  • Cholesterollimit10% vs 5%

    30 mg vs 14.3 mg

  • Choline<1% vs 5%

    2.6 mg vs 28.6 mg

  • Sodiumlimit4% vs 8%

    89.7 mg vs 188 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Carbohydrates0.008 g · 9.5 g<1%·3%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Iron0.003 mg · 0.11 mg<1%·1%
  • Zinc0.013 mg · 0.43 mg<1%·4%
  • Copper0 mg · 0.014 mg0%·2%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 2.7 mg0%·3%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.32 mg · 0.2 mg2%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.98 µg · 0.18 µg1%·<1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.006 mg · 0.18 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin B60. mg · 0.054 mg<1%·3%
  • Folate0.42 µg · 10.7 µg<1%·3%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Salted butter (SR Legacy 173410), Reduced fat buttermilk (SR Legacy 167697). 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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