Sheep's milk vs Buffalo milk

In short

One serving each: 265 calories in sheep's milk (1 cup, 245 g), 237 calories in buffalo milk (1 cup, 244 g). Most of those in buffalo milk come from fat.

More in sheep's milk: riboflavin (2.6×), vitamin B12, protein, pantothenic acid (2.1×) and 7 more. More in buffalo milk: magnesium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Sheep's milk265 cal

1 cup (245 g) · 14.7 g protein · 13.1 g carbs · 17.1 g fat

Buffalo milk237 cal

1 cup (244 g) · 9.2 g protein · 12.6 g carbs · 16.8 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%
  • Riboflavin (B2)67% vs 25%

    0.87 mg vs 0.33 mg

  • Vitamin B1272% vs 37%

    1.7 µg vs 0.88 µg

  • Protein29% vs 18%

    14.7 g vs 9.2 g

  • Pantothenic acid (B5)20% vs 9%

    1.0 mg vs 0.47 mg

  • Phosphorus31% vs 23%

    387 mg vs 285 mg

  • Magnesium11% vs 18%

    44.1 mg vs 75.6 mg

  • Zinc12% vs 5%

    1.3 mg vs 0.54 mg

  • Cholesterollimit22% vs 15%

    66.2 mg vs 46.4 mg

  • Vitamin B69% vs 3%

    0.15 mg vs 0.056 mg

  • Vitamin C11% vs 6%

    10.3 mg vs 5.6 mg

  • Niacin (B3)6% vs 1%

    1 mg vs 0.22 mg

  • Calcium36% vs 32%

    473 mg vs 412 mg

Show as: bars · dots

Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat17.1 g · 16.8 g22%·22%
  • Saturated fatlimit11.3 g · 11.2 g56%·56%
  • Carbohydrates13.1 g · 12.6 g5%·5%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit108 mg · 127 mg5%·6%
  • Potassium336 mg · 434 mg7%·9%
  • Iron0.24 mg · 0.29 mg1%·2%
  • Copper0.11 mg · 0.11 mg13%·12%
  • Manganese0.044 mg · 0.044 mg2%·2%
  • Vitamin A108 µg · 129 µg12%·14%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.16 mg · 0.13 mg13%·11%
  • Folate17.1 µg · 14.6 µg4%·4%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: selenium.

From USDA FoodData Central: Sheep's milk (SR Legacy 170882), Buffalo milk (SR Legacy 171280). 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.

vs