Unsalted butter vs Low fat buttermilk
In short
One serving each: 102 calories in unsalted butter (1 tbsp, 14.2 g), 43 calories in low fat buttermilk (100 g). Most of the calories in unsalted butter come from fat.
More in unsalted butter: saturated fat (13×), total fat (11×) and cholesterol (6.4×). More in low fat buttermilk: riboflavin, calcium, phosphorus and protein. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1 tbsp (14.2 g) · 0.12 g protein · 0.009 g carbs (0.009 g sugars) · 11.5 g fat
100 g · 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 one serving 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 fatlimit7.2 g · 0.55 g36%3%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.005 mg · 0.2 mg<1%15%
- Total fat11.5 g · 1.1 g15%1%
- Calcium3.4 mg · 120 mg<1%9%
- Cholesterollimit30.5 mg · 4.8 mg10%2%
- Phosphorus3.4 mg · 92.2 mg<1%7%
- Protein0.12 g · 3.5 g<1%7%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Carbohydrates0.009 g · 4.8 g<1%·2%
- Sodiumlimit1.6 mg · 92.5 mg<1%·4%
- Potassium3.4 mg · 158 mg<1%·3%
- Iron0.003 mg · 0.013 mg<1%·<1%
- Magnesium0.28 mg · 11 mg<1%·3%
- Zinc0.013 mg · 0.43 mg<1%·4%
- Copper0.002 mg · 0.001 mg<1%·<1%
- Manganese0.001 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0.54 µg0%·3%
- Vitamin K0.99 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
- Thiamin (B1)0.001 mg · 0.049 mg<1%·4%
- Niacin (B3)0.006 mg · 0.13 mg<1%·1%
- Vitamin B60. 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.