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Beer vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beer and butter different?

  • Butter is higher than beer in vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B12, vitamin K, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 252% more than beer.
  • Beer has a higher glycemic index (104) than butter (0).

Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all and Butter, without salt types were used in this article.

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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.
Beer
Beer
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Butter
Butter
5
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 +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +220%
Contains more ZincZinc +800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +71.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
~equal in Iron ~0.02mg

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.
Beer
Beer
3
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% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Butter
Butter
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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 B3Vitamin B3 +1121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1433.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +168.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +750%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +86.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.005mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beer Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0g 50.489g 229%
Fats 0g 81.11g 125%
Vitamin A 0µg 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 23.43g 59%
Calories 43kcal 717kcal 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 3.01g 20%
Vitamin E 0mg 2.32mg 15%
Vitamin K 0µg 7µg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0.17µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.003mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 0.042mg 3%
Calcium 4mg 24mg 2%
Choline 10.1mg 18.8mg 2%
Protein 0.46g 0.85g 1%
Carbs 3.55g 0.06g 1%
Magnesium 6mg 2mg 1%
Phosphorus 14mg 24mg 1%
Folate 6µg 3µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.041mg 0.11mg 1%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.034mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1µg 1%
Copper 0.005mg 0.016mg 1%
Net carbs 3.55g 0.06g N/A
Potassium 27mg 24mg 0%
Iron 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.06g N/A
Sodium 4mg 11mg 0%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.005mg 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beer
Beer
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Butter
Butter
2
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 +5816.7%
Contains more WaterWater +412.6%
Contains more OtherOther +9975%
Contains more ProteinProtein +84.8%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%

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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. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.