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Buttermilk vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between buttermilk and spread

  • Buttermilk has more phosphorus; however, spread is higher in vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin K, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Spread covers your daily need for vitamin A, 89% more than buttermilk.
  • Spread has less sugar.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat and Margarine-like spread, SMART BEAT Super Light without saturated fat.

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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%
Spread
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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% 0% 1.1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 98% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1158.3%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 34% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 31% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +12200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Buttermilk Spread DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.033g 3.98g 26%
Fats 0.88g 17.1g 25%
Sodium 190mg 755mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 0.254g 7.6g 18%
Phosphorus 89mg 0mg 13%
Calcium 116mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 1.7mg 11%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 12.3µg 10%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 9%
Saturated fat 0.548g 2.22g 8%
Protein 3.31g 0g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.275mg 6%
Calories 40kcal 158kcal 6%
Selenium 2µg 4%
Potassium 151mg 12mg 4%
Zinc 0.42mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 3%
Choline 17.7mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 3%
Magnesium 11mg 3%
Carbs 4.79g 0g 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 2%
Copper 0.011mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Iron 0.05mg 1%
Folate 5µg 1%
Cholesterol 4mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 4.79g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 1IU 0%
Sugar 4.79g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.058mg 0%
Trans fat 2.45g N/A
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
Spread
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17% 81% 2%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 17.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.83 g
Other: 2.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +11.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1843.2%
Contains more OtherOther +132.6%

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
Spread
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16% 55% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.98 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2892.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11960.6%

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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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173608/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.