Sheep's milk vs Whole buttermilk

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 93 g of sheep's milk or 161 g of whole buttermilk. More in sheep's milk: saturated fat and vitamin C.

More in whole buttermilk: selenium (3.8×), sodium (4.2×) and pantothenic acid. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Sheep's milk100 cal

92.6 g · 5.5 g protein · 5 g carbs · 6.5 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%12.5%25%
  • Selenium3% vs 11%

    1.6 µg vs 6 µg

  • Saturated fatlimit21% vs 15%

    4.3 g vs 3.1 g

  • Sodiumlimit2% vs 7%

    40.7 mg vs 169 mg

  • Pantothenic acid (B5)8% vs 12%

    0.38 mg vs 0.61 mg

  • Vitamin C4% vs 0%

    3.9 mg vs 0 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein5.5 g · 5.2 g11%·10%
  • Total fat6.5 g · 5.3 g8%·7%
  • Cholesterollimit25 mg · 17.7 mg8%·6%
  • Carbohydrates5 g · 7.9 g2%·3%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium127 mg · 218 mg3%·5%
  • Calcium179 mg · 185 mg14%·14%
  • Iron0.093 mg · 0.048 mg1%·<1%
  • Magnesium16.7 mg · 16.1 mg4%·4%
  • Phosphorus146 mg · 137 mg12%·11%
  • Zinc0.5 mg · 0.61 mg5%·6%
  • Copper0.043 mg · 0.04 mg5%·4%
  • Manganese0.017 mg · 0.006 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A40.7 µg · 75.8 µg5%·8%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.06 mg · 0.076 mg5%·6%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.33 mg · 0.28 mg25%·21%
  • Niacin (B3)0.39 mg · 0.15 mg2%·1%
  • Vitamin B60.056 mg · 0.058 mg3%·3%
  • Folate6.5 µg · 8.1 µg2%·2%
  • Vitamin B120.66 µg · 0.74 µg27%·31%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.

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