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Milk, 1% lowfat leads 7–1 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Milk, 1% lowfat comes out ahead, winning 7 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Butter, salted for less sugar.

Pick Milk, 1% lowfat for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    717 kcal
    42 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    0.85 g
    3.37 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    0.06 g
    4.99 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.06 g
    5.2 g
  • Total fat
    81.11 g
    0.97 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    51.37 g
    0.63 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    643 mg
    44 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    24 mg
    150 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    24 mg
    125 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    0.02 mg
    0.03 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    2 mg
    11 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better

Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

Butter, salted vs Milk, 1% lowfat · Foodatron