Sheep's milk vs Clarified butter (ghee)

In short

Gram for gram, there are 8.3 times as many calories in clarified butter (ghee) as in sheep's milk (900 vs 108 in 100 g). Most of those in clarified butter (ghee) come from fat.

More in sheep's milk: calcium, protein and vitamin C. More in clarified butter (ghee): saturated fat (13×), total fat (14×) and cholesterol (11×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Sheep's milk108 cal

6 g protein · 5.4 g carbs · 7 g fat

Clarified butter (ghee)900 cal

0 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 100 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%150%300%
  • Saturated fatlimit4.6 g · 60 g
    23%300%
  • Total fat7 g · 100 g
    9%128%
  • Cholesterollimit27 mg · 300 mg
    9%100%
  • Calcium193 mg · 0 mg
    15%0%
  • Protein6 g · 0 g
    12%0%
  • Vitamin C4.2 mg · 0 mg
    5%0%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Carbohydrates5.4 g · 0 g2%·0%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit44 mg · 0 mg2%·0%
  • Iron0.1 mg · 0 mg1%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, vitamin A, thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12.

From USDA FoodData Central: Sheep's milk (SR Legacy 170882), Clarified butter (ghee) (SR Legacy 171314). 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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