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Black gram vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are black gram and butter different?

  • Black gram is richer in copper, iron, fiber, manganese, magnesium, folate, and phosphorus, while butter is higher in vitamin A.
  • Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 252% more than black gram.
  • Black gram is lower in saturated fat.
  • Black gram has a higher glycemic index (43) than butter (0).

Mungo beans, mature seeds, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 191% 41% 87% 284% 327% 91% 162% 5% 199% 45%
Butter
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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 +13250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +475%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3995.8%
Contains more IronIron +37750%
Contains more CopperCopper +6031.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +3622.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1479.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +38075%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +720%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.1%

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 0% 0.33% 0% 0% 68% 59% 27% 54% 65% 0% 0% 162% 0%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +5360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +647.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3345.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +723.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +9266.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +7100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +68300%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Black gram Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.114g 50.489g 229%
Fats 1.64g 81.11g 122%
Copper 0.981mg 0.016mg 107%
Iron 7.57mg 0.02mg 94%
Vitamin A 1µg 684µg 76%
Fiber 18.3g 0g 73%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Manganese 1.527mg 0.004mg 66%
Magnesium 267mg 2mg 63%
Monounsaturated fat 0.085g 23.43g 58%
Folate 216µg 3µg 53%
Phosphorus 379mg 24mg 51%
Protein 25.21g 0.85g 49%
Zinc 3.35mg 0.09mg 30%
Potassium 983mg 24mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.273mg 0.005mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.281mg 0.003mg 21%
Carbs 58.99g 0.06g 20%
Calories 341kcal 717kcal 19%
Vitamin B2 0.254mg 0.034mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.906mg 0.11mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Selenium 8.2µg 1µg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 3.01g 13%
Calcium 138mg 24mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.447mg 0.042mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Sodium 38mg 11mg 1%
Net carbs 40.69g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.263mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.875mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.287mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 2.089mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 1.674mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.367mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.473mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 1.416mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.706mg 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
25% 59% 11% 3%
Protein: 25.21 g
Fats: 1.64 g
Carbs: 58.99 g
Water: 10.8 g
Other: 3.36 g
Butter
Butter
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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 ProteinProtein +2865.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +98216.7%
Contains more OtherOther +8300%
Contains more FatsFats +4845.7%
Contains more WaterWater +66.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 7% 84%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.114 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.085 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Butter
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 -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27464.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +181%

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. Black gram - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174259/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.