Buttermilk leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Buttermilk comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Buttermilk for more protein, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Cheese sauce for more fiber, less sugar, less sodium and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN8.28 g5.24 g
- Carbohydrate11.98 g2.78 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0.05 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better13.4 g0.1 gWIN
- Total fat2.68 g7.57 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN1.65 g4.08 g
- Sodiumless is better370 mg250.25 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN377.5 mg72.08 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN290 mg157.87 mg
- Ironmore is better0.13 mg0.18 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN27.5 mg9.64 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN2.5 mg0.3 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.

