total fat in grams serving size in grams Percent fat (by weight)
skim milk
(1 cup)
0 250 0.0%
1% milk
(1 cup)
2.5 250 1.0%
2% milk
(1 cup)
5 250 2.0%
whole milk
(1 cup)
8 250 3.2%
low-fat buttermilk
(1 cup)
2.5 250 1.0%
buttermilk
(1 cup)
9 250 3.6%
heavy cream
(2 tbsp)
5 30 16.7%
half and half
(2 tbsp)
3.5 30 11.7%
sour cream
(2 tbsp)
5 24 20.8%
lite sour cream
(2 tbsp)
3.5 24 14.6%
eggnog
(1/2 cup)
9.5 127 7.5%
lite eggnog
(1/2 cup)
4 120 3.3%
butter
(1 tbsp)
11 14 78.6%
shortening*
(1 tbsp)
12 12 100.0%
lard*
(1 tbsp)
12.8 12.8 100.0%

*Shortening (vegetable fat) and lard (animal fat) are not dairy products, but I included them anyway to provide perspective.