Nutritional Facts: Buttermilk Substitutions

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  1 cup (244g)
milk
1 tablespoon (15g)
lemon juice
1 tablespoon (15g)
vinegar
1 cup (244g)
milk
2 teaspoons (6g)
cream of tartar
1/3 cup (81g)
milk
2/3 cup (163g)
plain yogurt
1/3 cup (81g)
milk
2/3 cup (153g)
sour cream
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.3 n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 1 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.3 n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 1 1
Ash (g) 1.8 0.0 0.0 1.8 2.2 0.6 1.2 0.6 1.3 9 9
Aspartic acid (g) 0.6 n/a n/a 0.6 n/a 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 2 2
Caffeine n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 290.4 0.9 0.9 290.4 0.5 96.7 197.7 96.7 168.8 1,143 1,143
Calories 156.2 3.4 2.7 156.2 15.5 52.0 99.7 52.0 296.1 834 834
Calories (kj) 653.9 13.9 11.3 653.9 64.7 217.8 420.0 217.8 1,241.1 3,494 3,494
Carbohydrates (g) 11.3 1.1 0.0 11.3 3.7 3.8 7.6 3.8 4.4 47 47
Cholesterol (mg) 34.2 0.0 0.0 34.2 0.0 11.4 21.2 11.4 79.8 192 192
Copper (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Cystine (g) 0.1 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Folate (mcg) 12.2 3.1 0.0 12.2 0.0 4.1 11.4 4.1 10.7 58 58
Folate, DFE (mcg) 12.2 3.1 0.0 12.2 0.0 4.1 11.4 4.1 10.7 58 58
Folate, food (mcg) 12.2 3.1 0.0 12.2 0.0 4.1 11.4 4.1 10.7 58 58
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Fructose n/a 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Galactose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Glutamic acid (g) 1.7 n/a n/a 1.7 n/a 0.6 1.1 0.6 0.9 6 6
Glycine (g) 0.2 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1 1
Histidine (g) 0.2 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1 1
Iron (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 1 1
Isoleucine (g) 0.5 n/a n/a 0.5 n/a 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 2 2
Lactose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5.4 5 5
Leucine (g) 0.8 n/a n/a 0.8 n/a 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.4 3 3
Lysine (g) 0.6 n/a n/a 0.6 n/a 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.4 3 3
Magnesium (mg) 31.7 0.9 0.1 31.7 0.1 10.6 19.6 10.6 15.3 121 121
Maltose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Manganese (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Methionine (g) 0.2 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 1 1
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 2.6 0.0 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.9 1.5 0.9 7.8 16 16
Niacin (mg) 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 1 1
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.5 3 3
Phenylalanine (g) 0.4 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 2 2
Phosphorus (mg) 226.9 1.2 0.6 226.9 0.3 75.6 155.2 75.6 176.4 939 939
Phytosterols (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.3 2 2
Potassium (mg) 368.4 15.7 0.3 368.4 990.0 122.7 253.3 122.7 216.3 2,458 2,458
Proline (g) 0.8 n/a n/a 0.8 n/a 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.4 3 3
Protein (g) 8.0 0.1 0.0 8.0 0.0 2.7 5.7 2.7 3.2 30 30
Retinol (mcg) 75.6 0.0 0.0 75.6 0.0 25.2 44.1 25.2 266.9 513 513
Riboflavin (mg) 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 2 2
Saturated Fat (g) 5.6 0.0 0.0 5.6 0.0 1.9 3.4 1.9 17.7 36 36
Selenium (mcg) 4.9 0.0 0.1 4.9 0.0 1.6 3.6 1.6 4.0 21 21
Serine (g) 0.4 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 2 2
Sodium (mg) 119.6 0.2 0.3 119.6 3.1 39.8 75.2 39.8 122.7 520 520
Starch n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Sucrose n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Sugar n/a 0.4 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 7.6 n/a 5.4 13 13
Theobromine n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0
Threonine (g) 0.4 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 1 1
Tocopherol, alpha n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.7 1 1
Tocopherol, beta n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 0 0
Total Fat (g) 8.9 0.0 0.0 8.9 0.0 3.0 5.3 3.0 30.3 59 59
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
TransFatty acids n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.1 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.4 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 2 2
Valine (g) 0.5 n/a n/a 0.5 n/a 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 2 2
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 336.7 0.9 0.0 336.7 0.0 112.1 161.8 112.1 955.7 2,016 2,016
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 80.5 0.0 0.0 80.5 0.0 26.8 44.1 26.8 270.0 529 529
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.4 3 3
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 0
Vitamin C (mg) 3.7 5.9 0.0 3.7 0.0 1.2 0.8 1.2 1.4 18 18
Vitamin D n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 3.3 n/a 21.5 25 25
Water (g) 214.0 14.1 14.1 214.0 0.1 71.2 143.6 71.2 114.2 857 857
Zinc (mg) 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.6 4 4

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