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Butter oil vs. Salmon oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between butter oil and salmon oil?

  • Butter oil is richer in vitamin A, yet salmon oil is richer in polyunsaturated fat.
  • Butter oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 210% higher.
  • Salmon oil contains less saturated fat.

We used Butter oil, anhydrous and Fish oil, salmon types in this comparison.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Magnesium ~0mg
~equal in Iron ~0mg
~equal in Manganese ~0mg
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter oil Salmon oil DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 3.694g 40.324g 244%
Saturated fat 61.924g 19.872g 191%
Vitamin A 840µg 0µg 93%
Cholesterol 256mg 485mg 76%
Vitamin E 2.8mg 19%
Vitamin K 8.6µg 7%
Choline 22.3mg 4%
Protein 0.28g 0g 1%
Calories 876kcal 902kcal 1%
Monounsaturated fat 28.732g 29.037g 1%
Fats 99.48g 100g 1%
Calcium 4mg 0mg 0%
Potassium 5mg 0mg 0%
Copper 0.001mg 0mg 0%
Zinc 0.01mg 0mg 0%
Phosphorus 3mg 0mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.005mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.003mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.001mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.022mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.014mg 0%
Valine 0.019mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 13.023g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 18.232g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 2.991g 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
~equal in Fats ~100g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~0g

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
22% 33% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.872 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 29.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 40.324 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +991.6%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~29.037g

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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. Salmon oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172343/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.