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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 vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin K; however, milk is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin D.
  • 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

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%
Milk
Milk
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
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

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%
Milk
Milk
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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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1348.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +27900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8500%
Contains more CholineCholine +26%
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 Butter oil Milk 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 B12 0.01µg 0.47µg 19%
Vitamin E 2.8mg 0.01mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.005mg 0.185mg 14%
Phosphorus 3mg 95mg 13%
Calcium 4mg 125mg 12%
Vitamin K 8.6µg 0.1µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 0.361mg 7%
Protein 0.28g 3.37g 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 48IU 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Selenium 0µg 3.3µg 6%
Potassium 5mg 150mg 4%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.42mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.001mg 0.037mg 3%
Magnesium 0mg 11mg 3%
Sodium 2mg 44mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.02mg 2%
Carbs 0g 4.99g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.003mg 0.093mg 1%
Copper 0.001mg 0.01mg 1%
Folate 0µg 5µg 1%
Choline 22.3mg 17.7mg 1%
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 N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g 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
Milk
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more FatsFats +10155.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1103.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +37366.7%
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
Milk
Milk
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10272.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10454.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.