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Table salt vs. Buttermilk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between table salt and buttermilk

  • Buttermilk is higher than table salt in phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin B12, and vitamin B5.
  • Table salt covers your daily sodium needs 1677% more than buttermilk.
  • The amount of sodium in buttermilk is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Salt, table 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
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 IronIron +560%
Contains more CopperCopper +172.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4900%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +383.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1787.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +320%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1900%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
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 Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Table salt Buttermilk DV% diff.
Sodium 38758mg 190mg 1677%
Phosphorus 0mg 89mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.154mg 12%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.22µg 9%
Calcium 24mg 116mg 9%
Protein 0g 3.31g 7%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.275mg 6%
Potassium 8mg 151mg 4%
Iron 0.33mg 0.05mg 4%
Manganese 0.1mg 0.002mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.034mg 3%
Choline 0mg 17.7mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.034mg 3%
Selenium 0.1µg 2µg 3%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.42mg 3%
Saturated fat 0g 0.548g 2%
Calories 0kcal 40kcal 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 14µg 2%
Carbs 0g 4.79g 2%
Copper 0.03mg 0.011mg 2%
Magnesium 1mg 11mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.254g 1%
Fats 0g 0.88g 1%
Folate 0µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 4mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 4.79g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 1IU 0%
Sugar 0g 4.79g N/A
Vitamin E 0mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.058mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.033g 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.141mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.171mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.313mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.277mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.087mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.171mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.1mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 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 OtherOther +11113.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +44965%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.