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Buttermilk vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are buttermilk and icing different?

  • Buttermilk is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin B12, while icing is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin K, and vitamin E.
  • Icing covers your daily need for saturated fat, 12% more than buttermilk.
  • Buttermilk is lower in saturated fat.

Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat types were used in this article.

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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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3766.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +344.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +394.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1900%
Contains more IronIron +220%
~equal in Sodium ~184mg

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.
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%
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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% 0% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +240%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +669.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2960%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +96.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +279.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +12900%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Buttermilk Icing DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.033g 7.951g 53%
Fats 0.88g 16.23g 24%
Carbs 4.79g 67.89g 21%
Calories 40kcal 418kcal 19%
Monounsaturated fat 0.254g 4.86g 12%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 13µg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.302mg 11%
Calcium 116mg 3mg 11%
Saturated fat 0.548g 2.974g 11%
Phosphorus 89mg 18mg 10%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 1.53mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 0µg 9%
Protein 3.31g 0g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.275mg 0.055mg 4%
Choline 17.7mg 2.3mg 3%
Selenium 2µg 0.1µg 3%
Potassium 151mg 34mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0mg 3%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.07mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.01mg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 1mg 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.058mg 0.22mg 1%
Copper 0.011mg 0mg 1%
Iron 0.05mg 0.16mg 1%
Folate 5µg 8µg 1%
Cholesterol 4mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 4.79g 67.89g N/A
Vitamin D 1IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 4.79g 63.1g N/A
Sodium 190mg 184mg 0%
Manganese 0.002mg 0mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.141mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.171mg 0%
Leucine 0.313mg 0%
Lysine 0.277mg 0%
Methionine 0.087mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.171mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.1mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 0.88 g
Carbs: 4.79 g
Water: 90.13 g
Other: 0.89 g
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16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +498.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1744.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1317.3%
~equal in Other ~0.81g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.254 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Icing
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19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1813.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23993.9%

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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. Buttermilk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170874/nutrients
  2. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/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.