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Burrito vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between burrito and butter

  • Burrito has more iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, copper, manganese, and selenium; however, butter is higher in vitamin A.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 237% more than burrito.
  • Butter contains 104 times less iron than burrito. Burrito contains 2.08mg of iron, while butter contains 0.02mg.
  • Butter has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of burrito is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast foods, burrito, with beans 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 29% 16% 27% 78% 58% 19% 19% 59% 52% 55%
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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 +1900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +116.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1154.2%
Contains more IronIron +10300%
Contains more CopperCopper +987.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +677.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +87.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +910%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%

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 3% 0% 0% 0% 73% 65% 35% 55% 32% 63% 0% 30% 15%
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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 +5700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +723.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4352.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +736.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +194.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1233.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +42.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Burrito Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 3.174g 50.489g 215%
Fats 6.22g 81.11g 115%
Vitamin A 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 2mg 215mg 71%
Monounsaturated fat 2.184g 23.43g 53%
Calories 206kcal 717kcal 26%
Iron 2.08mg 0.02mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.29mg 0.005mg 24%
Sodium 454mg 11mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.28mg 0.034mg 19%
Copper 0.174mg 0.016mg 18%
Manganese 0.4mg 0.004mg 17%
Selenium 10.1µg 1µg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.551g 3.01g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.92mg 0.11mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0.5µg 0.17µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.14mg 0.003mg 11%
Carbs 32.92g 0.06g 11%
Protein 6.48g 0.85g 11%
Vitamin B3 1.87mg 0.042mg 11%
Folate 40µg 3µg 9%
Magnesium 40mg 2mg 9%
Potassium 301mg 24mg 8%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.09mg 6%
Calcium 52mg 24mg 3%
Phosphorus 45mg 24mg 3%
Choline 26.8mg 18.8mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 32.92g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.079mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.244mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.27mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.504mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.343mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.107mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.351mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.319mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 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
6% 6% 33% 53% 2%
Protein: 6.48 g
Fats: 6.22 g
Carbs: 32.92 g
Water: 52.53 g
Other: 1.85 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 ProteinProtein +662.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +54766.7%
Contains more WaterWater +192.8%
Contains more OtherOther +4525%
Contains more FatsFats +1204%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
54% 37% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.174 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.184 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.551 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 -93.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +972.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +446.3%

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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. Burrito - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172038/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.