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

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 milk (2%)122 cal

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

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%37.5%75%
  • Vitamin B121% vs 56%

    0.024 µg vs 1.3 µg

  • Riboflavin (B2)<1% vs 26%

    0.005 mg vs 0.33 mg

  • Calcium<1% vs 24%

    3.4 mg vs 307 mg

  • Saturated fatlimit36% vs 14%

    7.3 g vs 2.7 g

  • Phosphorus<1% vs 20%

    3.4 mg vs 251 mg

  • Protein<1% vs 16%

    0.12 g vs 8.2 g

  • Vitamin D0% vs 13%

    0 µg vs 2.7 µg

  • Thiamin (B1)<1% vs 12%

    0.001 mg vs 0.14 mg

  • Vitamin A11% vs 23%

    97.1 µg vs 203 µg

  • Zinc<1% vs 10%

    0.013 mg vs 1 mg

  • Total fat15% vs 6%

    11.5 g vs 4.6 g

  • Vitamin B6<1% vs 9%

    0. mg vs 0.15 mg

  • Potassium<1% vs 8%

    3.4 mg vs 388 mg

  • Selenium<1% vs 8%

    0.14 µg vs 4.4 µg

  • Choline<1% vs 8%

    2.7 mg vs 44.4 mg

  • Magnesium<1% vs 7%

    0.28 mg vs 29.3 mg

  • Carbohydrates<1% vs 4%

    0.009 g vs 12 g

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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.

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