Unsalted butter vs Low fat buttermilk
In short
Gram for gram, there are 17 times as many calories in unsalted butter as in low fat buttermilk (717 vs 43 in 100 g). Most of the calories in unsalted butter come from fat.
More in unsalted butter: saturated fat, total fat, cholesterol and vitamin K. More in low fat buttermilk: riboflavin (5.8×), calcium (5×), phosphorus (3.8×) and protein (4.1×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
0.85 g protein · 0.06 g carbs (0.06 g sugars) · 81.1 g fat
3.5 g protein · 4.8 g carbs · 1.1 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.
- Saturated fatlimit50.5 g · 0.55 g252%3%
- Total fat81.1 g · 1.1 g104%1%
- Cholesterollimit215 mg · 4.8 mg72%2%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.034 mg · 0.2 mg3%15%
- Calcium24 mg · 120 mg2%9%
- Vitamin K7 µg · 0 µg6%0%
- Phosphorus24 mg · 92.2 mg2%7%
- Protein0.85 g · 3.5 g2%7%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Carbohydrates0.06 g · 4.8 g<1%·2%
- Sodiumlimit11 mg · 92.5 mg<1%·4%
- Potassium24 mg · 158 mg1%·3%
- Iron0.02 mg · 0.013 mg<1%·<1%
- Magnesium2 mg · 11 mg<1%·3%
- Zinc0.09 mg · 0.43 mg1%·4%
- Copper0.016 mg · 0.001 mg2%·<1%
- Manganese0.004 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0.54 µg0%·3%
- Thiamin (B1)0.005 mg · 0.049 mg<1%·4%
- Niacin (B3)0.042 mg · 0.13 mg<1%·1%
- Vitamin B60.003 mg · 0.039 mg<1%·2%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: fiber, selenium, iodine, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, pantothenic acid (B5), biotin (B7), folate, vitamin B12, choline.
From USDA FoodData Central: Unsalted butter (SR Legacy 173430), Low fat buttermilk (Foundation 2259792). 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.