Whole buttermilk vs Clarified butter (ghee)
In short
For the same 100 calories you eat 161 g of whole buttermilk or 11 g of clarified butter (ghee). Most of those in clarified butter (ghee) come from fat.
More in whole buttermilk: calcium, protein and sodium. More in clarified butter (ghee): saturated fat (2.2×), total fat (2.1×) and cholesterol. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
161 g · 5.2 g protein · 7.9 g carbs (7.9 g sugars) · 5.3 g fat
11.1 g · 0 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 11.1 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.
- Saturated fatlimit15% vs 33%
3.1 g vs 6.7 g
- Calcium14% vs 0%
185 mg vs 0 mg
- Protein10% vs 0%
5.2 g vs 0 g
- Total fat7% vs 14%
5.3 g vs 11.1 g
- Sodiumlimit7% vs 0%
169 mg vs 0 mg
- Cholesterollimit6% vs 11%
17.7 mg vs 33.3 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.
- Carbohydrates7.9 g · 0 g3%·0%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Iron0.048 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, choline.
From USDA FoodData Central: Whole buttermilk (SR Legacy 172225), Clarified butter (ghee) (SR Legacy 171314). 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.