Whole buttermilk vs Salted butter

Whole buttermilkSalted butter
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 152 calories in whole buttermilk (1 cup, 245 g), 102 calories in salted butter (1 tbsp, 14.2 g). Most of those in salted butter come from fat.

More in whole buttermilk: vitamin B12, riboflavin, calcium, pantothenic acid and 13 more. More in salted butter: saturated fat and total fat. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Whole buttermilk152 cal

1 cup (245 g) · 7.9 g protein · 12 g carbs (12 g sugars) · 8.1 g fat

Salted butter102 cal

1 tbsp (14.2 g) · 0.12 g protein · 0.009 g carbs (0.009 g sugars) · 11.5 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

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

0%25%50%
  • Vitamin B121.1 µg · 0.024 µg
    47%1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.42 mg · 0.005 mg
    32%<1%
  • Calcium282 mg · 3.4 mg
    22%<1%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.93 mg · 0.016 mg
    19%<1%
  • Phosphorus208 mg · 3.4 mg
    17%<1%
  • Selenium9.1 µg · 0.14 µg
    16%<1%
  • Vitamin D3.2 µg · 0 µg
    16%0%
  • Protein7.9 g · 0.12 g
    16%<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit4.7 g · 7.3 g
    23%36%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.12 mg · 0.001 mg
    10%<1%
  • Zinc0.93 mg · 0.013 mg
    8%<1%
  • Sodiumlimit257 mg · 91.3 mg
    11%4%
  • Potassium331 mg · 3.4 mg
    7%<1%
  • Copper0.061 mg · 0 mg
    7%0%
  • Choline35.8 mg · 2.7 mg
    7%<1%
  • Magnesium24.5 mg · 0.28 mg
    6%<1%
  • Vitamin B60.088 mg · 0. mg
    5%<1%
  • Total fat8.1 g · 11.5 g
    10%15%
  • Carbohydrates12 g · 0.009 g
    4%<1%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Cholesterollimit26.9 mg · 30.5 mg9%·10%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Iron0.073 mg · 0.003 mg<1%·<1%
  • Manganese0.01 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin A115 µg · 97.1 µg13%·11%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.17 mg · 0.33 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin K0.73 µg · 0.99 µg1%·1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.22 mg · 0.006 mg1%·<1%
  • Folate12.3 µg · 0.43 µg3%·<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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