Salted butter vs Reduced fat buttermilk

In short

Gram for gram, there are 13 times as many calories in salted butter as in reduced fat buttermilk (717 vs 56 in 100 g). Most of the calories in salted butter come from fat.

More in salted butter: saturated fat, total fat, vitamin A, cholesterol and 3 more. More in reduced fat buttermilk: riboflavin (6.2×), calcium (6×), vitamin B12 (2.2×), protein (4.8×) and phosphorus (3.4×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Salted butter717 cal

0.85 g protein · 0.06 g carbs (0.06 g sugars) · 81.1 g fat

Reduced fat buttermilk56 cal

4.1 g protein · 5.3 g carbs (5.3 g sugars) · 2 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 g 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 fatlimit257% vs 6%

    51.4 g vs 1.2 g

  • Total fat104% vs 3%

    81.1 g vs 2 g

  • Vitamin A76% vs 2%

    684 µg vs 16 µg

  • Cholesterollimit72% vs 3%

    215 mg vs 8 mg

  • Sodiumlimit28% vs 5%

    643 mg vs 105 mg

  • Vitamin E15% vs 1%

    2.3 mg vs 0.11 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)3% vs 16%

    0.034 mg vs 0.21 mg

  • Calcium2% vs 11%

    24 mg vs 143 mg

  • Vitamin B127% vs 15%

    0.17 µg vs 0.37 µg

  • Protein2% vs 8%

    0.85 g vs 4.1 g

  • Vitamin K6% vs <1%

    7 µg vs 0.1 µg

  • Phosphorus2% vs 7%

    24 mg vs 82 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Carbohydrates0.06 g · 5.3 g<1%·2%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium24 mg · 180 mg1%·4%
  • Iron0.02 mg · 0.06 mg<1%·<1%
  • Magnesium2 mg · 13 mg<1%·3%
  • Zinc0.09 mg · 0.24 mg1%·2%
  • Copper0 mg · 0.008 mg0%·1%
  • Selenium1 µg · 2.3 µg2%·4%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 1.5 mg0%·2%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.005 mg · 0.05 mg<1%·4%
  • Niacin (B3)0.042 mg · 0.1 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin B60.003 mg · 0.03 mg<1%·2%
  • Folate3 µg · 6 µg1%·2%
  • Choline18.8 mg · 16 mg3%·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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