Buttermilk leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Buttermilk comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Buttermilk for more protein, less sugar, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Orange sherbet for more fiber, less saturated fat and less sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN8.28 g0.76 g
- Carbohydrate11.98 g21.11 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0.9 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN13.4 g16.89 g
- Total fat2.68 g1.39 g
- Saturated fatless is better1.65 g0.81 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better370 mg31.94 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN377.5 mg66.67 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN290 mg37.5 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.13 mg0.1 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN27.5 mg5.56 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN2.5 mg1.6 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.

