Unsalted butter vs Milk

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 14 g of unsalted butter or 192 g of milk. Most of the calories in unsalted butter come from fat.

More in unsalted butter: saturated fat (2.9×), total fat (2.7×) and cholesterol. More in milk: vitamin B12, riboflavin, calcium, phosphorus and 9 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Unsalted butter100 cal

13.9 g · 0.12 g protein · 0.008 g carbs (0.008 g sugars) · 11.3 g fat

Milk100 cal

192 g · 6.4 g protein · 9.3 g carbs (9.4 g sugars) · 4.1 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%25%50%
  • Vitamin B121% vs 45%

    0.024 µg vs 1.1 µg

  • Saturated fatlimit35% vs 12%

    7 g vs 2.4 g

  • Riboflavin (B2)<1% vs 20%

    0.005 mg vs 0.26 mg

  • Calcium<1% vs 18%

    3.3 mg vs 240 mg

  • Phosphorus<1% vs 16%

    3.3 mg vs 198 mg

  • Protein<1% vs 13%

    0.12 g vs 6.4 g

  • Vitamin D0% vs 11%

    0 µg vs 2.1 µg

  • Total fat15% vs 5%

    11.3 g vs 4.1 g

  • Thiamin (B1)<1% vs 9%

    0.001 mg vs 0.11 mg

  • Zinc<1% vs 8%

    0.013 mg vs 0.83 mg

  • Vitamin B6<1% vs 7%

    0. mg vs 0.12 mg

  • Selenium<1% vs 7%

    0.14 µg vs 3.7 µg

  • Potassium<1% vs 6%

    3.3 mg vs 300 mg

  • Choline<1% vs 6%

    2.6 mg vs 34.4 mg

  • Magnesium<1% vs 5%

    0.28 mg vs 23.1 mg

  • Cholesterollimit10% vs 6%

    30 mg vs 17.3 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Carbohydrates0.008 g · 9.3 g<1%·3%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit1.5 mg · 75 mg<1%·3%
  • Iron0.003 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Copper0.002 mg · 0.002 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A95.4 µg · 112 µg11%·12%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.19 mg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin E0.32 mg · 0.058 mg2%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0.98 µg · 0.38 µg1%·<1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.006 mg · 0.21 mg<1%·1%
  • Folate0.42 µg · 1.9 µg<1%·<1%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).

From USDA FoodData Central: Unsalted butter (SR Legacy 173430), Milk (Survey (FNDDS) 2705384). 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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