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Butter vs. Barbecue sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between butter and barbecue sauce

  • Butter has more vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin B12; however, barbecue sauce is higher in iron, copper, potassium, and vitamin B6.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 252% more than barbecue sauce.

Food varieties used in this article are Butter, without salt and Sauce, barbecue.

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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.
Butter
Butter
2
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 9.9% 20% 24% 24% 4.6% 8.6% 134% 16% 7.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +866.7%
Contains more IronIron +3100%
Contains more CopperCopper +350%
Contains more ZincZinc +88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3050%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +30%

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.
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%
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 2% 3.7% 16% 0% 5.8% 13% 11% 9.8% 17% 0% 4.5% 1.5% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6118.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +190%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +288.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +164.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +64.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1321.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +49.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Barbecue sauce DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 0.045g 229%
Fats 81.11g 0.63g 124%
Vitamin A 684µg 11µg 75%
Cholesterol 215mg 0mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 0.082g 58%
Sodium 11mg 1027mg 44%
Calories 717kcal 172kcal 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 0.101g 19%
Fructose 14.17g 18%
Carbs 0.06g 40.77g 14%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.8mg 10%
Iron 0.02mg 0.64mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0µg 7%
Potassium 24mg 232mg 6%
Copper 0.016mg 0.072mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.075mg 6%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.126mg 5%
Fiber 0g 0.9g 4%
Vitamin K 7µg 1.8µg 4%
Magnesium 2mg 13mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 0.597mg 3%
Choline 18.8mg 7.1mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.056mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.023mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.164mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 1.3µg 1%
Phosphorus 24mg 20mg 1%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.17mg 1%
Calcium 24mg 33mg 1%
Protein 0.85g 0.82g 0%
Net carbs 0.06g 39.87g N/A
Sugar 0.06g 33.24g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Folate 3µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g 0.021g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g 0.08g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
41% 55% 3%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 40.77 g
Water: 54.71 g
Other: 3.07 g
Contains more FatsFats +12774.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +67850%
Contains more WaterWater +205%
Contains more OtherOther +7575%
~equal in Protein ~0.82g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
2
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
20% 36% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.101 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28473.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2880.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/nutrients
  2. Barbecue sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174523/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.