Light butter
USDA name: Butter, light
70 calories in 1 tablespoon (14 g). Per 100 g, protein: 3.3 g, carbohydrates: 0 g, fat: 55.1 g.
Among the other records in Butter and animal fats, per 100 g: the most protein of them, and the most potassium of them.
Light butter, 1 tablespoon
70 calories
- Protein0.46 g3% of calories
- Carbs0 g0% of calories
incl. 0 g fiber · 0 g sugars
- Fat7.7 g97% of calories
Nutrition Facts
Calories70
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. — means not reported. Estimates use the assumptions explained on this page.
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vitamins
% of the Daily Value in this serving
- Vitamin A7% 65.1 µg
- Vitamin E1% 0.22 mg
- Vitamin B121% 0.018 µg
- Riboflavin (B2)1% 0.01 mg
- Vitamin K1% 0.67 µg
Little or none: Choline, Thiamin (B1), Vitamin B6, Folate, Niacin (B3), Vitamin C, Vitamin D.
minerals
% of the Daily Value in this serving
- Sodium3% 63 mg
- Iron1% 0.15 mg
- Calcium1% 6.7 mg
Little or none: Phosphorus, Zinc, Selenium, Potassium, Magnesium, Copper.
How it compares
Against other records in Butter and animal fats, per 100 g. Each nutrient uses only records with a value; matching values are counted separately. Percentages are rounded.
Protein
Highest of all
Same value as 0 of 9 other records.
leastmostPotassium
Highest of all
Same value as 0 of 9 other records.
leastmostIron
Highest of all
Same value as 0 of 9 other records.
leastmostCalcium
Highest of all
Same value as 0 of 9 other records.
leastmostCalories
Lower than 89%
Same value as 0 of 9 other records.
leastmostTotal fat
Lower than 89%
Same value as 0 of 9 other records.
leastmost
Questions
- How many calories are in light butter?
- 1 tablespoon (14 g): 70 calories; protein: 0.46 g, carbohydrates: 0 g, fat: 7.7 g.
- How much protein is in light butter?
- 3.3 g per 100 g. Its estimated share of calories is 3%, using 4 kcal per gram of protein.
- How many net carbs are in light butter?
- 0 g per 100 g. Calculated as carbohydrate minus fiber, floored at zero.
All 65 reported nutrients, per 100 g+
| Water | 42.1 g |
| Energy | 499 kcal |
| Protein | 3.3 g |
| Total lipid (fat) | 55.1 g |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 0 g |
| Fiber, total dietary | 0 g |
| Total Sugars | 0 g |
| Calcium, Ca | 48 mg |
| Iron, Fe | 1.1 mg |
| Magnesium, Mg | 5 mg |
| Phosphorus, P | 34 mg |
| Potassium, K | 71 mg |
| Sodium, Na | 450 mg |
| Zinc, Zn | 0.26 mg |
| Copper, Cu | 0 mg |
| Selenium, Se | 1 µg |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 0 mg |
| Thiamin | 0.01 mg |
| Riboflavin | 0.07 mg |
| Niacin | 0.02 mg |
| Vitamin B-6 | 0.01 mg |
| Folate, total | 1 µg |
| Folic acid | 0 µg |
| Folate, food | 1 µg |
| Folate, DFE | 1 µg |
| Choline, total | 12.9 mg |
| Vitamin B-12 | 0.13 µg |
| Vitamin B-12, added | 0 µg |
| Vitamin A, RAE | 465 µg |
| Retinol | 456 µg |
| Carotene, beta | 107 µg |
| Carotene, alpha | 0 µg |
| Cryptoxanthin, beta | 0 µg |
| Lycopene | 0 µg |
| Lutein + zeaxanthin | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 1.6 mg |
| Vitamin E, added | 0 mg |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 µg |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | 4.8 µg |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 34.3 g |
| SFA 4:0 | 1.8 g |
| SFA 6:0 | 1.1 g |
| SFA 8:0 | 0.62 g |
| SFA 10:0 | 1.4 g |
| SFA 12:0 | 1.6 g |
| SFA 14:0 | 5.5 g |
| SFA 16:0 | 14.5 g |
| SFA 18:0 | 6.7 g |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 15.9 g |
| MUFA 16:1 | 1.2 g |
| MUFA 18:1 | 13.9 g |
| MUFA 20:1 | 0 g |
| MUFA 22:1 | 0 g |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 2 g |
| PUFA 18:2 | 1.2 g |
| PUFA 18:3 | 0.8 g |
| PUFA 18:4 | 0 g |
| PUFA 20:4 | 0 g |
| PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA) | 0 g |
| PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) | 0 g |
| PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) | 0 g |
| Cholesterol | 106 mg |
| Alcohol, ethyl | 0 g |
| Caffeine | 0 mg |
| Theobromine | 0 mg |
Source: USDA Survey foods (FNDDS): foods as Americans report eating them, from What We Eat in America. FDC ID 2710157, published 2024-10-31. Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. How we process USDA's data.