Whole buttermilk vs Sheep's milk

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 161 g of whole buttermilk or 93 g of sheep's milk. More in whole buttermilk: selenium (3.8×), sodium (4.2×) and pantothenic acid.

More in sheep's milk: saturated fat and vitamin C. 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

Sheep's milk100 cal

92.6 g · 5.5 g protein · 5 g carbs · 6.5 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 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%12.5%25%
  • Selenium6 µg · 1.6 µg
    11%3%
  • Saturated fatlimit3.1 g · 4.3 g
    15%21%
  • Sodiumlimit169 mg · 40.7 mg
    7%2%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.61 mg · 0.38 mg
    12%8%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 3.9 mg
    0%4%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein5.2 g · 5.5 g10%·11%
  • Total fat5.3 g · 6.5 g7%·8%
  • Cholesterollimit17.7 mg · 25 mg6%·8%
  • Carbohydrates7.9 g · 5 g3%·2%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium218 mg · 127 mg5%·3%
  • Calcium185 mg · 179 mg14%·14%
  • Iron0.048 mg · 0.093 mg<1%·1%
  • Magnesium16.1 mg · 16.7 mg4%·4%
  • Phosphorus137 mg · 146 mg11%·12%
  • Zinc0.61 mg · 0.5 mg6%·5%
  • Copper0.04 mg · 0.043 mg4%·5%
  • Manganese0.006 mg · 0.017 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin A75.8 µg · 40.7 µg8%·5%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.076 mg · 0.06 mg6%·5%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.28 mg · 0.33 mg21%·25%
  • Niacin (B3)0.15 mg · 0.39 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin B60.058 mg · 0.056 mg3%·3%
  • Folate8.1 µg · 6.5 µg2%·2%
  • Vitamin B120.74 µg · 0.66 µg31%·27%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Whole buttermilk (SR Legacy 172225), Sheep's milk (SR Legacy 170882). 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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