Unsalted butter vs Reduced fat buttermilk
In short
One serving each: 102 calories in unsalted butter (1 tbsp, 14.2 g), 137 calories in reduced fat buttermilk (1 cup, 245 g). Most of the calories in unsalted butter come from fat.
More in unsalted butter: saturated fat (2.4×), total fat (2.4×) and vitamin A (2.5×). More in reduced fat buttermilk: riboflavin, vitamin B12, calcium, protein and 11 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 (245 g) · 10 g protein · 13 g carbs (13 g sugars) · 4.9 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Riboflavin (B2)<1% vs 40%
0.005 mg vs 0.51 mg
- Vitamin B121% vs 38%
0.024 µg vs 0.91 µg
- Calcium<1% vs 27%
3.4 mg vs 350 mg
- Saturated fatlimit36% vs 15%
7.2 g vs 3 g
- Protein<1% vs 20%
0.12 g vs 10 g
- Phosphorus<1% vs 16%
3.4 mg vs 201 mg
- Sodiumlimit<1% vs 11%
1.6 mg vs 257 mg
- Thiamin (B1)<1% vs 10%
0.001 mg vs 0.12 mg
- Selenium<1% vs 10%
0.14 µg vs 5.6 µg
- Potassium<1% vs 9%
3.4 mg vs 441 mg
- Total fat15% vs 6%
11.5 g vs 4.9 g
- Magnesium<1% vs 8%
0.28 mg vs 31.9 mg
- Choline<1% vs 7%
2.7 mg vs 39.2 mg
- Vitamin A11% vs 4%
97.1 µg vs 39.2 µg
- Zinc<1% vs 5%
0.013 mg vs 0.59 mg
- Carbohydrates<1% vs 5%
0.009 g vs 13 g
- Vitamin B6<1% vs 4%
0. mg vs 0.073 mg
- Vitamin C0% vs 4%
0 mg vs 3.7 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Cholesterollimit30.5 mg · 19.6 mg10%·7%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Iron0.003 mg · 0.15 mg<1%·1%
- Copper0.002 mg · 0.02 mg<1%·2%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0.33 mg · 0.27 mg2%·2%
- Vitamin K0.99 µg · 0.24 µg1%·<1%
- Niacin (B3)0.006 mg · 0.24 mg<1%·2%
- Folate0.43 µg · 14.7 µg<1%·4%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).
From USDA FoodData Central: Unsalted butter (SR Legacy 173430), Reduced fat buttermilk (SR Legacy 167697). 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.