Butter oil vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between butter oil and milk

Butter oil has more fats, vitamin A, and vitamin E; however, milk is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, calcium, and protein.
Butter oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 306% more than milk.
Milk contains 280 times less vitamin E than butter oil. Butter oil contains 2.8mg of vitamin E, while milk contains 0.01mg.
Milk has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Butter oil, anhydrous and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butter oil

Milk

Contains less SodiumSodium

-95.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3025%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+2900%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+900%
Contains more ZincZinc	+4100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+3066.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butter oil

Milk

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1348.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+27900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+8500%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+3600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3000%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+3510%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+3600%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+4600%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	61.924g	0.633g	279%
Fats	99.48g	0.97g	152%
Vitamin A	840µg	58µg	87%
Cholesterol	256mg	5mg	84%
Monounsaturated fat	28.732g	0.277g	71%
Calories	876kcal	42kcal	42%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.694g	0.035g	24%
Vitamin E	2.8mg	0.01mg	19%
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0.47µg	19%
Vitamin B2	0.005mg	0.185mg	14%
Phosphorus	3mg	95mg	13%
Calcium	4mg	125mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.01mg	0.361mg	7%
Vitamin K	8.6µg	0.1µg	7%
Protein	0.28g	3.37g	6%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	48 IU	6%
Vitamin D	0µg	1.2µg	6%
Selenium	0µg	3.3µg	6%
Potassium	5mg	150mg	4%
Zinc	0.01mg	0.42mg	4%
Magnesium	0mg	11mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.001mg	0.037mg	3%
Carbs	0g	4.99g	2%
Sodium	2mg	44mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.001mg	0.02mg	2%
Copper	0.001mg	0.01mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.003mg	0.093mg	1%
Folate	0µg	5µg	1%
Choline	22.3mg	17.7mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.03g	8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	31286kcal	125kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	11g	238g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	0.49	N/A
Net carbs	0g	4.99g	N/A
Iron	0mg	0.03mg	0%
Sugar	0g	5.2g	N/A
Manganese	0mg	0.003mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.004mg	0.043mg	0%
Threonine	0.013mg	0.143mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.017mg	0.174mg	0%
Leucine	0.027mg	0.319mg	0%
Lysine	0.022mg	0.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.007mg	0.088mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.014mg	0.174mg	0%
Valine	0.019mg	0.22mg	0%
Histidine	0.008mg	0.101mg	0%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.004g	0%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.027g	0%