Salted butter vs Reduced fat buttermilk

In short

One serving each: 102 calories in salted butter (1 tbsp, 14.2 g), 137 calories in reduced fat buttermilk (1 cup, 245 g). Most of the calories in salted butter come from fat.

More in salted butter: saturated fat (2.4×), total fat (2.4×) and vitamin A (2.5×). More in reduced fat buttermilk: riboflavin, vitamin B12, calcium, protein and 11 more. 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

Reduced fat buttermilk137 cal

1 cup (245 g) · 10 g protein · 13 g carbs (13 g sugars) · 4.9 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.

0%25%50%
  • Riboflavin (B2)<1% vs 40%

    0.005 mg vs 0.51 mg

  • Vitamin B121% vs 38%

    0.024 µg vs 0.91 µg

  • Calcium<1% vs 27%

    3.4 mg vs 350 mg

  • Saturated fatlimit36% vs 15%

    7.3 g vs 3 g

  • Protein<1% vs 20%

    0.12 g vs 10 g

  • Phosphorus<1% vs 16%

    3.4 mg vs 201 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)<1% vs 10%

    0.001 mg vs 0.12 mg

  • Selenium<1% vs 10%

    0.14 µg vs 5.6 µg

  • Potassium<1% vs 9%

    3.4 mg vs 441 mg

  • Total fat15% vs 6%

    11.5 g vs 4.9 g

  • Magnesium<1% vs 8%

    0.28 mg vs 31.9 mg

  • Sodiumlimit4% vs 11%

    91.3 mg vs 257 mg

  • Choline<1% vs 7%

    2.7 mg vs 39.2 mg

  • Vitamin A11% vs 4%

    97.1 µg vs 39.2 µg

  • Zinc<1% vs 5%

    0.013 mg vs 0.59 mg

  • Carbohydrates<1% vs 5%

    0.009 g vs 13 g

  • Vitamin B6<1% vs 4%

    0. mg vs 0.073 mg

  • Vitamin C0% vs 4%

    0 mg vs 3.7 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Cholesterollimit30.5 mg · 19.6 mg10%·7%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Iron0.003 mg · 0.15 mg<1%·1%
  • Copper0 mg · 0.02 mg0%·2%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.33 mg · 0.27 mg2%·2%
  • Vitamin K0.99 µg · 0.24 µg1%·<1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.006 mg · 0.24 mg<1%·2%
  • Folate0.43 µg · 14.7 µg<1%·4%

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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