Whole Milk vs Buttermilk: What Should You Choose?

Less Calories in Whole milk

At first glance, you can see that in whole milk is much less calories than in buttermilk.

Whole milk has 61 kcal per 100g and buttermilk 105 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 72%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in whole milk cames from fat and in buttermilk from protein.

See tables below to compare whole milk with buttermilk in details.

Whole milk And Buttermilk Nutrition Difference

• Calories:
  buttermilk - 72% more than whole milk
• Carbohydrates:
  buttermilk - 999% more than whole milk
• Fat:
  buttermilk - 67% more than whole milk
• Protein:
  buttermilk - 1006% more than whole milk
• Water:
  whole milk - 2870% more than buttermilk

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Less protein in whole milk

It is aslo easy to see see that in whole milk is less protein than in buttermilk.

There is 34.3g per 100g of buttermilk and 3.1g per 100g of whole milk so using simple math we can see that difference is about 1006%.

Less carbohydrates in whole milk

In whole milk is less carbohydrates than in buttermilk.

There is 49g/100g of carbohydrates in buttermilk and 4.46g/100g in whole milk so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 999%.

Less fat in whole milk

In whole milk is less fats than in buttermilk.

The tables above show us that there is 5.78g/100g of fats in buttermilk and 3.46g/100g in whole milk. In this case difference is about 67%.