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Chicken meat vs. Buttermilk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chicken meat and buttermilk?

  • Chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B5, zinc, and phosphorus; however, buttermilk is richer in calcium.
  • Chicken meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 53% more.
  • Buttermilk contains 25 times less iron than chicken meat. Chicken meat contains 1.26mg of iron, while buttermilk contains 0.05mg.
  • Buttermilk has less cholesterol.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat types 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 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +109.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47.7%
Contains more IronIron +2420%
Contains more CopperCopper +500%
Contains more ZincZinc +361.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +104.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1095%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +673.3%

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 0% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
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 +242.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +440%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14532.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +274.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1076.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2300%
Contains more CholineCholine +272.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.154mg
~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Buttermilk DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 0.058mg 53%
Protein 27.3g 3.31g 48%
Selenium 23.9µg 2µg 40%
Cholesterol 88mg 4mg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.034mg 28%
Fats 13.6g 0.88g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 0.033g 20%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.275mg 15%
Saturated fat 3.79g 0.548g 15%
Iron 1.26mg 0.05mg 15%
Zinc 1.94mg 0.42mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 0.254g 13%
Phosphorus 182mg 89mg 13%
Calories 239kcal 40kcal 10%
Calcium 15mg 116mg 10%
Choline 65.9mg 17.7mg 9%
Copper 0.066mg 0.011mg 6%
Sodium 82mg 190mg 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 14µg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.22µg 3%
Magnesium 23mg 11mg 3%
Potassium 223mg 151mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.034mg 2%
Carbs 0g 4.79g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.154mg 1%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.002mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.05mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 4.79g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 1IU 0%
Sugar 0g 4.79g N/A
Folate 5µg 5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0.141mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0.171mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 0.313mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 0.277mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.087mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0.171mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0.1mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 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 ProteinProtein +724.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1445.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +51.6%
~equal in Other ~0.89g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 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 +2002.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8900%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.5%

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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. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/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.