Salted butter vs Whole buttermilk

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 14 g of salted butter or 161 g of whole buttermilk. Most of the calories in salted butter come from fat.

More in salted butter: saturated fat (2.3×), total fat (2.1×) and cholesterol. More in whole buttermilk: vitamin B12, riboflavin, calcium, pantothenic acid and 8 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

Whole buttermilk100 cal

161 g · 5.2 g protein · 7.9 g carbs (7.9 g sugars) · 5.3 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%
  • Vitamin B121% vs 31%

    0.024 µg vs 0.74 µg

  • Riboflavin (B2)<1% vs 21%

    0.005 mg vs 0.28 mg

  • Saturated fatlimit36% vs 15%

    7.2 g vs 3.1 g

  • Calcium<1% vs 14%

    3.3 mg vs 185 mg

  • Pantothenic acid (B5)<1% vs 12%

    0.015 mg vs 0.61 mg

  • Phosphorus<1% vs 11%

    3.3 mg vs 137 mg

  • Selenium<1% vs 11%

    0.14 µg vs 6 µg

  • Vitamin D0% vs 10%

    0 µg vs 2.1 µg

  • Protein<1% vs 10%

    0.12 g vs 5.2 g

  • Total fat15% vs 7%

    11.3 g vs 5.3 g

  • Thiamin (B1)<1% vs 6%

    0.001 mg vs 0.076 mg

  • Zinc<1% vs 6%

    0.013 mg vs 0.61 mg

  • Potassium<1% vs 5%

    3.3 mg vs 218 mg

  • Copper0% vs 4%

    0 mg vs 0.04 mg

  • Cholesterollimit10% vs 6%

    30 mg vs 17.7 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Carbohydrates0.008 g · 7.9 g<1%·3%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit89.7 mg · 169 mg4%·7%
  • Iron0.003 mg · 0.048 mg<1%·<1%
  • Magnesium0.28 mg · 16.1 mg<1%·4%
  • Manganese0 mg · 0.006 mg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin A95.4 µg · 75.8 µg11%·8%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.32 mg · 0.11 mg2%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.98 µg · 0.48 µg1%·<1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.006 mg · 0.15 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin B60. mg · 0.058 mg<1%·3%
  • Folate0.42 µg · 8.1 µg<1%·2%
  • Choline2.6 mg · 23.5 mg<1%·4%

From USDA FoodData Central: Salted butter (SR Legacy 173410), Whole buttermilk (SR Legacy 172225). 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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