Salted butter vs Reduced fat milk (2%)
In short
One serving each: 102 calories in salted butter (1 tbsp, 14.2 g), 122 calories in reduced fat milk (2%) (1 cup, 244 g). Most of the calories in salted butter come from fat.
More in salted butter: saturated fat (2.7×) and total fat (2.5×). More in reduced fat milk (2%): vitamin B12, riboflavin, calcium, phosphorus and 11 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1 tbsp (14.2 g) · 0.12 g protein · 0.009 g carbs (0.009 g sugars) · 11.5 g fat
1 cup (244 g) · 8.2 g protein · 12 g carbs (11.9 g sugars) · 4.6 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Vitamin B120.024 µg · 1.3 µg1%56%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.005 mg · 0.33 mg<1%26%
- Calcium3.4 mg · 307 mg<1%24%
- Saturated fatlimit7.3 g · 2.7 g36%14%
- Phosphorus3.4 mg · 251 mg<1%20%
- Protein0.12 g · 8.2 g<1%16%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 2.7 µg0%13%
- Thiamin (B1)0.001 mg · 0.14 mg<1%12%
- Vitamin A97.1 µg · 203 µg11%23%
- Zinc0.013 mg · 1 mg<1%10%
- Total fat11.5 g · 4.6 g15%6%
- Vitamin B60. mg · 0.15 mg<1%9%
- Potassium3.4 mg · 388 mg<1%8%
- Selenium0.14 µg · 4.4 µg<1%8%
- Choline2.7 mg · 44.4 mg<1%8%
- Magnesium0.28 mg · 29.3 mg<1%7%
- Carbohydrates0.009 g · 12 g<1%4%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Cholesterollimit30.5 mg · 19.5 mg10%·7%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit91.3 mg · 95.2 mg4%·4%
- Iron0.003 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Copper0 mg · 0.002 mg0%·<1%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0.49 mg0%·1%
- Vitamin E0.33 mg · 0.073 mg2%·<1%
- Vitamin K0.99 µg · 0.49 µg1%·<1%
- Niacin (B3)0.006 mg · 0.27 mg<1%·2%
- Folate0.43 µg · 4.9 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), Reduced fat milk (2%) (Survey (FNDDS) 2705386). 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.