Whole buttermilk vs Salted butter

Whole buttermilkSalted butter
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 12 times as many calories in salted butter as in whole buttermilk (717 vs 62 in 100 g). Most of those in salted butter come from fat.

More in whole buttermilk: vitamin B12 (2.7×), riboflavin (5.1×), calcium (4.8×), vitamin D and 4 more. More in salted butter: saturated fat, total fat, vitamin A (15×), cholesterol (20×) and 3 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Whole buttermilk62 cal

3.2 g protein · 4.9 g carbs (4.9 g sugars) · 3.3 g fat

Salted butter717 cal

0.85 g protein · 0.06 g carbs (0.06 g sugars) · 81.1 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 g 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%137.5%275%
  • Saturated fatlimit1.9 g · 51.4 g
    9%257%
  • Total fat3.3 g · 81.1 g
    4%104%
  • Vitamin A47 µg · 684 µg
    5%76%
  • Cholesterollimit11 mg · 215 mg
    4%72%
  • Sodiumlimit105 mg · 643 mg
    5%28%
  • Vitamin E0.07 mg · 2.3 mg
    <1%15%
  • Vitamin B120.46 µg · 0.17 µg
    19%7%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.17 mg · 0.034 mg
    13%3%
  • Calcium115 mg · 24 mg
    9%2%
  • Vitamin D1.3 µg · 0 µg
    7%0%
  • Vitamin K0.3 µg · 7 µg
    <1%6%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.38 mg · 0.11 mg
    8%2%
  • Selenium3.7 µg · 1 µg
    7%2%
  • Phosphorus85 mg · 24 mg
    7%2%
  • Protein3.2 g · 0.85 g
    6%2%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Carbohydrates4.9 g · 0.06 g2%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium135 mg · 24 mg3%·1%
  • Iron0.03 mg · 0.02 mg<1%·<1%
  • Magnesium10 mg · 2 mg2%·<1%
  • Zinc0.38 mg · 0.09 mg3%·1%
  • Copper0.025 mg · 0 mg3%·0%
  • Manganese0.004 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.047 mg · 0.005 mg4%·<1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.09 mg · 0.042 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin B60.036 mg · 0.003 mg2%·<1%
  • Folate5 µg · 3 µg1%·1%
  • Choline14.6 mg · 18.8 mg3%·3%

From USDA FoodData Central: Whole buttermilk (SR Legacy 172225), Salted butter (SR Legacy 173410). 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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