Unsalted butter vs Whole buttermilk

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 14 g of unsalted butter or 161 g of whole buttermilk. Most of the calories in unsalted butter come from fat.

More in unsalted butter: saturated fat (2.3×), total fat (2.1×) and cholesterol. More in whole buttermilk: vitamin B12, riboflavin, calcium, pantothenic acid 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

Whole buttermilk100 cal

161 g · 5.2 g protein · 7.9 g carbs (7.9 g sugars) · 5.3 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%25%50%
  • Vitamin B120.024 µg · 0.74 µg
    1%31%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.005 mg · 0.28 mg
    <1%21%
  • Saturated fatlimit7 g · 3.1 g
    35%15%
  • Calcium3.3 mg · 185 mg
    <1%14%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.015 mg · 0.61 mg
    <1%12%
  • Phosphorus3.3 mg · 137 mg
    <1%11%
  • Selenium0.14 µg · 6 µg
    <1%11%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 2.1 µg
    0%10%
  • Protein0.12 g · 5.2 g
    <1%10%
  • Total fat11.3 g · 5.3 g
    15%7%
  • Sodiumlimit1.5 mg · 169 mg
    <1%7%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.001 mg · 0.076 mg
    <1%6%
  • Zinc0.013 mg · 0.61 mg
    <1%6%
  • Potassium3.3 mg · 218 mg
    <1%5%
  • Copper0.002 mg · 0.04 mg
    <1%4%
  • Cholesterollimit30 mg · 17.7 mg
    10%6%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Carbohydrates0.008 g · 7.9 g<1%·3%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Iron0.003 mg · 0.048 mg<1%·<1%
  • Magnesium0.28 mg · 16.1 mg<1%·4%
  • Manganese0.001 mg · 0.006 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A95.4 µg · 75.8 µg11%·8%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.32 mg · 0.11 mg2%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.98 µg · 0.48 µg1%·<1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.006 mg · 0.15 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin B60. mg · 0.058 mg<1%·3%
  • Folate0.42 µg · 8.1 µg<1%·2%
  • Choline2.6 mg · 23.5 mg<1%·4%

From USDA FoodData Central: Unsalted butter (SR Legacy 173430), Whole buttermilk (SR Legacy 172225). 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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