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Barbecue sauce vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between barbecue sauce and butter

  • Barbecue sauce has more iron, copper, potassium, and vitamin B6; however, butter is higher in vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin B12.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 252% more than barbecue sauce.
  • Butter contains 93 times less sodium than barbecue sauce. Barbecue sauce contains 1027mg of sodium, while butter contains 11mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Sauce, barbecue and Butter, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 9.9% 20% 24% 24% 4.6% 8.6% 134% 16% 7.1%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +866.7%
Contains more IronIron +3100%
Contains more CopperCopper +350%
Contains more ZincZinc +88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3050%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +30%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 2% 3.7% 16% 0% 5.8% 13% 11% 9.8% 17% 0% 4.5% 1.5% 3.9%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +64.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1321.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +49.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6118.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +190%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +288.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +164.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barbecue sauce Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.045g 50.489g 229%
Fats 0.63g 81.11g 124%
Vitamin A 11µg 684µg 75%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 23.43g 58%
Sodium 1027mg 11mg 44%
Calories 172kcal 717kcal 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.101g 3.01g 19%
Fructose 14.17g 18%
Carbs 40.77g 0.06g 14%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 2.32mg 10%
Iron 0.64mg 0.02mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Potassium 232mg 24mg 6%
Copper 0.072mg 0.016mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.075mg 0.003mg 6%
Manganese 0.126mg 0.004mg 5%
Fiber 0.9g 0g 4%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 7µg 4%
Magnesium 13mg 2mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.597mg 0.042mg 3%
Choline 7.1mg 18.8mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.056mg 0.034mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.005mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.164mg 0.11mg 1%
Selenium 1.3µg 1µg 1%
Phosphorus 20mg 24mg 1%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.09mg 1%
Calcium 33mg 24mg 1%
Protein 0.82g 0.85g 0%
Net carbs 39.87g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 33.24g 0.06g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Folate 2µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.021g 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.08g 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 55% 3%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 40.77 g
Water: 54.71 g
Other: 3.07 g
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +67850%
Contains more WaterWater +205%
Contains more OtherOther +7575%
Contains more FatsFats +12774.6%
~equal in Protein ~0.85g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 36% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.101 g
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28473.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2880.2%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Barbecue sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174523/nutrients
  2. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.