Unsalted butter vs Milk
In short
Gram for gram, there are 14 times as many calories in unsalted butter as in milk (717 vs 52 in 100 g). Most of the calories in unsalted butter come from fat.
More in unsalted butter: saturated fat, total fat, vitamin A (12×), cholesterol and 2 more. More in milk: vitamin B12 (3.3×), riboflavin (4×), calcium (5.2×), phosphorus (4.3×) and 3 more. 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
3.3 g protein · 4.8 g carbs (4.9 g sugars) · 2.1 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 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Saturated fatlimit252% vs 6%
50.5 g vs 1.2 g
- Total fat104% vs 3%
81.1 g vs 2.1 g
- Vitamin A76% vs 6%
684 µg vs 58 µg
- Cholesterollimit72% vs 3%
215 mg vs 9 mg
- Vitamin B127% vs 23%
0.17 µg vs 0.56 µg
- Vitamin E15% vs <1%
2.3 mg vs 0.03 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)3% vs 11%
0.034 mg vs 0.14 mg
- Calcium2% vs 10%
24 mg vs 125 mg
- Phosphorus2% vs 8%
24 mg vs 103 mg
- Vitamin K6% vs <1%
7 µg vs 0.2 µg
- Vitamin D0% vs 6%
0 µg vs 1.1 µg
- Protein2% vs 7%
0.85 g vs 3.3 g
- Thiamin (B1)<1% vs 5%
0.005 mg vs 0.057 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Carbohydrates0.06 g · 4.8 g<1%·2%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit11 mg · 39 mg<1%·2%
- Potassium24 mg · 156 mg1%·3%
- Iron0.02 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Magnesium2 mg · 12 mg<1%·3%
- Zinc0.09 mg · 0.43 mg1%·4%
- Copper0.016 mg · 0.001 mg2%·<1%
- Selenium1 µg · 1.9 µg2%·3%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0.1 mg0%·<1%
- Niacin (B3)0.042 mg · 0.11 mg<1%·1%
- Vitamin B60.003 mg · 0.061 mg<1%·4%
- Folate3 µg · 1 µg1%·<1%
- Choline18.8 mg · 17.9 mg3%·3%
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.