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Butter vs. Buttermilk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between butter and buttermilk

  • Butter has more vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin K; however, buttermilk is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B2, and calcium.
  • Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 250% more than buttermilk.
  • Butter has 70 times more vitamin K than buttermilk. While butter has 7µg of vitamin K, buttermilk has only 0.1µg.
  • 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

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Butter
Butter
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 35% 13% 1.9% 3.7% 11% 38% 25% 0.26% 11%
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

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Butter
Butter
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 3.3% 4.7% 1% 0% 8.5% 36% 1.1% 17% 7.8% 28% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
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
~equal in Choline ~17.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Buttermilk 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%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.05mg 15%
Phosphorus 24mg 89mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.154mg 9%
Calcium 24mg 116mg 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%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0.22µg 2%
Magnesium 2mg 11mg 2%
Carbs 0.06g 4.79g 2%
Selenium 1µg 2µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.034mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.034mg 2%
Copper 0.016mg 0.011mg 1%
Folate 3µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 4.79g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 1IU 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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
1
81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 0.88 g
Carbs: 4.79 g
Water: 90.13 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more FatsFats +9117%
Contains more ProteinProtein +289.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +7883.3%
Contains more WaterWater +402.4%
Contains more OtherOther +2125%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
2
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.254 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9124.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9021.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/nutrients
  2. Buttermilk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170874/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.