Whole buttermilk vs Unsalted butter
In short
One serving each: 152 calories in whole buttermilk (1 cup, 245 g), 102 calories in unsalted butter (1 tbsp, 14.2 g). Most of those in unsalted butter come from fat.
More in whole buttermilk: vitamin B12, riboflavin, calcium, pantothenic acid and 13 more. More in unsalted butter: saturated fat and total fat. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1 cup (245 g) · 7.9 g protein · 12 g carbs (12 g sugars) · 8.1 g fat
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
Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Vitamin B1247% vs 1%
1.1 µg vs 0.024 µg
- Riboflavin (B2)32% vs <1%
0.42 mg vs 0.005 mg
- Calcium22% vs <1%
282 mg vs 3.4 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)19% vs <1%
0.93 mg vs 0.016 mg
- Phosphorus17% vs <1%
208 mg vs 3.4 mg
- Selenium16% vs <1%
9.1 µg vs 0.14 µg
- Vitamin D16% vs 0%
3.2 µg vs 0 µg
- Protein16% vs <1%
7.9 g vs 0.12 g
- Saturated fatlimit23% vs 36%
4.7 g vs 7.2 g
- Sodiumlimit11% vs <1%
257 mg vs 1.6 mg
- Thiamin (B1)10% vs <1%
0.12 mg vs 0.001 mg
- Zinc8% vs <1%
0.93 mg vs 0.013 mg
- Potassium7% vs <1%
331 mg vs 3.4 mg
- Copper7% vs <1%
0.061 mg vs 0.002 mg
- Choline7% vs <1%
35.8 mg vs 2.7 mg
- Magnesium6% vs <1%
24.5 mg vs 0.28 mg
- Vitamin B65% vs <1%
0.088 mg vs 0. mg
- Total fat10% vs 15%
8.1 g vs 11.5 g
- Carbohydrates4% vs <1%
12 g vs 0.009 g
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 · 0.001 mg<1%·<1%
- 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), Unsalted butter (SR Legacy 173430). 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.