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Butter oil vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butter oil and butter different?

  • Butter oil is richer in vitamin A, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, while butter is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Butter oil covers your daily need for saturated fat, 57% more than butter.
  • Butter is lower in saturated fat.

Butter oil, anhydrous 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 0% 1.2% 0.44% 0% 0.33% 0.27% 1.3% 0.26% 0% 0%
Butter
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 less SodiumSodium -81.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +380%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +1500%
Contains more ZincZinc +800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +700%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 280% 56% 0% 0.25% 1.2% 0.06% 0.6% 0.23% 1.3% 22% 0% 12%
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 AVitamin A +22.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +22.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +580%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1600%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter oil Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 61.924g 50.489g 52%
Fats 99.48g 81.11g 28%
Vitamin A 840µg 684µg 17%
Cholesterol 256mg 215mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 28.732g 23.43g 13%
Calories 876kcal 717kcal 8%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0.17µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.694g 3.01g 5%
Vitamin E 2.8mg 2.32mg 3%
Phosphorus 3mg 24mg 3%
Calcium 4mg 24mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 0.11mg 2%
Copper 0.001mg 0.016mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.005mg 0.034mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 1µg 2%
Protein 0.28g 0.85g 1%
Choline 22.3mg 18.8mg 1%
Vitamin K 8.6µg 7µg 1%
Folate 0µg 3µg 1%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.09mg 1%
Potassium 5mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 0.06g N/A
Carbs 0g 0.06g 0%
Magnesium 0mg 2mg 0%
Iron 0mg 0.02mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.06g N/A
Sodium 2mg 11mg 0%
Manganese 0mg 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.003mg 0.042mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.001mg 0.003mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.004mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.027mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.022mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.014mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.019mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 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
99%
Protein: 0.28 g
Fats: 99.48 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.24 g
Other: 0 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 FatsFats +22.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +203.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +7375%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 61.924 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 28.732 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.694 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +22.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +22.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -18.5%

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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. Butter oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173412/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.