Whole buttermilk vs Salted butter

Whole buttermilkSalted butter
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

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

More in whole buttermilk: vitamin B12, riboflavin, calcium, pantothenic acid and 8 more. More in salted butter: saturated fat (2.3×), total fat (2.1×) and cholesterol. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Whole buttermilk100 cal

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

Salted butter100 cal

13.9 g · 0.12 g protein · 0.008 g carbs (0.008 g sugars) · 11.3 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 B120.74 µg · 0.024 µg
    31%1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.28 mg · 0.005 mg
    21%<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit3.1 g · 7.2 g
    15%36%
  • Calcium185 mg · 3.3 mg
    14%<1%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.61 mg · 0.015 mg
    12%<1%
  • Phosphorus137 mg · 3.3 mg
    11%<1%
  • Selenium6 µg · 0.14 µg
    11%<1%
  • Vitamin D2.1 µg · 0 µg
    10%0%
  • Protein5.2 g · 0.12 g
    10%<1%
  • Total fat5.3 g · 11.3 g
    7%15%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.076 mg · 0.001 mg
    6%<1%
  • Zinc0.61 mg · 0.013 mg
    6%<1%
  • Potassium218 mg · 3.3 mg
    5%<1%
  • Copper0.04 mg · 0 mg
    4%0%
  • Cholesterollimit17.7 mg · 30 mg
    6%10%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Carbohydrates7.9 g · 0.008 g3%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit169 mg · 89.7 mg7%·4%
  • Iron0.048 mg · 0.003 mg<1%·<1%
  • Magnesium16.1 mg · 0.28 mg4%·<1%
  • Manganese0.006 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin A75.8 µg · 95.4 µg8%·11%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.11 mg · 0.32 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin K0.48 µg · 0.98 µg<1%·1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.15 mg · 0.006 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin B60.058 mg · 0. mg3%·<1%
  • Folate8.1 µg · 0.42 µg2%·<1%
  • Choline23.5 mg · 2.6 mg4%·<1%

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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