Unsalted butter vs Milk
In short
One serving each: 102 calories in unsalted butter (1 tbsp, 14.2 g), 127 calories in milk (1 cup, 244 g). Most of the calories in unsalted butter come from fat.
More in unsalted butter: saturated fat (2.4×) and total fat (2.2×). More in milk: vitamin B12, riboflavin, calcium, phosphorus and 12 more. 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
1 cup (244 g) · 8.1 g protein · 11.8 g carbs (11.9 g sugars) · 5.2 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.
- Vitamin B120.024 µg · 1.4 µg1%57%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.005 mg · 0.33 mg<1%26%
- Calcium3.4 mg · 305 mg<1%23%
- Saturated fatlimit7.2 g · 3 g36%15%
- Phosphorus3.4 mg · 251 mg<1%20%
- Protein0.12 g · 8.1 g<1%16%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 2.7 µg0%13%
- Thiamin (B1)0.001 mg · 0.14 mg<1%12%
- Zinc0.013 mg · 1 mg<1%10%
- Vitamin B60. mg · 0.15 mg<1%9%
- Selenium0.14 µg · 4.6 µg<1%8%
- Total fat11.5 g · 5.2 g15%7%
- Potassium3.4 mg · 381 mg<1%8%
- Choline2.7 mg · 43.7 mg<1%8%
- Magnesium0.28 mg · 29.3 mg<1%7%
- Vitamin A97.1 µg · 142 µg11%16%
- Carbohydrates0.009 g · 11.8 g<1%4%
- Sodiumlimit1.6 mg · 95.2 mg<1%4%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Cholesterollimit30.5 mg · 22 mg10%·7%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Iron0.003 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Copper0.002 mg · 0.002 mg<1%·<1%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0.24 mg0%·<1%
- Vitamin E0.33 mg · 0.073 mg2%·<1%
- Vitamin K0.99 µg · 0.49 µg1%·<1%
- Niacin (B3)0.006 mg · 0.27 mg<1%·2%
- Folate0.43 µg · 2.4 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.