Butter vs. Buttermilk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between butter and buttermilk

Butter has more fats, vitamin A, and vitamin E; however, buttermilk is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, and protein.
Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat 250% more than buttermilk.
Butter has 92 times more fats than buttermilk. While butter has 81.11g of fats, buttermilk has only 0.88g.
Buttermilk has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Butter, without salt and Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butter

Buttermilk

Contains more CopperCopper	+45.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+383.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+529.2%
Contains more IronIron	+150%
Contains more ZincZinc	+366.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+270.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+100%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butter

Buttermilk

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4785.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+4540%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+6900%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+580%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+352.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+38.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1033.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+29.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	0.548g	227%
Fats	81.11g	0.88g	123%
Vitamin A	684µg	14µg	74%
Cholesterol	215mg	4mg	70%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	0.254g	58%
Calories	717kcal	40kcal	34%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	0.033g	20%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.315g		20%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.05mg	15%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.166g		13%
Calcium	24mg	116mg	9%
Phosphorus	24mg	89mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.154mg	9%
Sodium	11mg	190mg	8%
Vitamin K	7µg	0.1µg	6%
Protein	0.85g	3.31g	5%
Potassium	24mg	151mg	4%
Zinc	0.09mg	0.42mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.275mg	3%
Carbs	0.06g	4.79g	2%
Magnesium	2mg	11mg	2%
Selenium	1µg	2µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.034mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.034mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.22µg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Copper	0.016mg	0.011mg	1%
Folate	3µg	5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.12g	8.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	8435kcal	121kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	250g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	0.52	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	4.79g	N/A
Vitamin D*	0 IU	1 IU	0%
Iron	0.02mg	0.05mg	0%
Sugar	0.06g	4.79g	N/A
Manganese	0.004mg	0.002mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	0.058mg	0%
Choline	18.8mg	17.7mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.042mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	0.141mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	0.171mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	0.313mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	0.277mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.087mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	0.171mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	0.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.1mg	0%