Milk vs. Buttermilk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between milk and buttermilk

The amount of vitamin B12 and vitamin D* in milk is higher than in buttermilk.
Buttermilk has 48 times less vitamin D* than milk. Milk has 48 IU of vitamin D*, while buttermilk has 1 IU.
Milk contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Milk

Buttermilk

Contains less SodiumSodium	-76.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+65%

Contains more IronIron

+66.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~11mg

~equal in Calcium ~116mg

~equal in Potassium ~151mg

~equal in Copper ~0.011mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.42mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~89mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Milk

Buttermilk

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+314.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+60.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+31.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+113.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+70%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.034mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.47µg	0.22µg	10%
Vitamin D*	48 IU	1 IU	6%
Vitamin D	1.2µg	0µg	6%
Sodium	44mg	190mg	6%
Vitamin A	58µg	14µg	5%
Selenium	3.3µg	2µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.185mg	0.154mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.361mg	0.275mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Calcium	125mg	116mg	1%
Phosphorus	95mg	89mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.034mg	1%
Calories	42kcal	40kcal	0%
Protein	3.37g	3.31g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	8g	8.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	125kcal	121kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	238g	250g	N/A
Fats	0.97g	0.88g	0%
Net carbs	4.99g	4.79g	N/A
Carbs	4.99g	4.79g	0%
Cholesterol	5mg	4mg	0%
Magnesium	11mg	11mg	0%
Potassium	150mg	151mg	0%
Iron	0.03mg	0.05mg	0%
Sugar	5.2g	4.79g	N/A
Copper	0.01mg	0.011mg	0%
Zinc	0.42mg	0.42mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.01mg	0.05mg	0%
Manganese	0.003mg	0.002mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.093mg	0.058mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.037mg	0.034mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Folate	5µg	5µg	0%
Choline	17.7mg	17.7mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.633g	0.548g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.277g	0.254g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.035g	0.033g	0%
Tryptophan	0.043mg	0.042mg	0%
Threonine	0.143mg	0.141mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.174mg	0.171mg	0%
Leucine	0.319mg	0.313mg	0%
Lysine	0.282mg	0.277mg	0%
Methionine	0.088mg	0.087mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.174mg	0.171mg	0%
Valine	0.22mg	0.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.101mg	0.1mg	0%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.004g		0%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.027g		0%