Buttermilk Nutrition Information

Buttermilk is an important part of cooking and some of the foods we enjoy the most. Buttermilk can be used in salad dressings and sauces to add a creamy, rich flavor. There are some nutritional benefits and drawbacks to adding buttermilk to your diet on a regular basis.

Serving

• USDA nutritional data lists one serving of buttermilk as one cup, or 245 g. This guide focuses on one serving of fluid, cultured, low-fat buttermilk.

Calories

• Each serving of buttermilk has 98 calories. The majority of these calories come from the carbohydrates and protein in buttermilk.

Calcium

• One serving of buttermilk has 284 mg of calcium. This is 28 percent of your daily recommended amount of calcium.

Sodium

• Those that are trying to avoid sodium may want to stay away from using buttermilk. One serving of buttermilk has 257 mg of sodium. This is 11 percent of your daily recommended value of sodium.

Protein

• Buttermilk is a great source of protein. One serving of buttermilk has 8 g of protein. This is more than 15 percent of your daily recommended amount of protein.