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Butter vs. Benecol — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between butter and benecol

  • Butter has more monounsaturated fat; however, benecol has more vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin K, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Benecol's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 233% more.
  • Butter has 11 times more saturated fat than benecol. Butter has 50.489g of saturated fat, while benecol has 4.77g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Butter, without salt and Margarine-like spread, BENECOL Light Spread.

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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
10
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 0.71% 1.2% 0.35% 0% 0% 0% 1.7% 87% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +500%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%
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.
Butter
Butter
6
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 228% 46% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 457% 744% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 141% 0%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1504.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +140%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +707.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Benecol DV% diff.
Vitamin E 2.32mg 37.22mg 233%
Saturated fat 50.489g 4.77g 208%
Vitamin A 684µg 1370µg 76%
Cholesterol 215mg 72%
Fats 81.11g 38.71g 65%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 11.948g 60%
Vitamin K 7µg 56.5µg 41%
Sodium 11mg 670mg 29%
Calories 717kcal 357kcal 18%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 18.932g 11%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 7%
Phosphorus 24mg 4mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0mg 3%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Protein 0.85g 0g 2%
Carbs 0.06g 5.71g 2%
Calcium 24mg 4mg 2%
Copper 0.016mg 0mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 2%
Potassium 24mg 4mg 1%
Zinc 0.09mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.012mg 1%
Folate 3µg 1%
Weight per 100 calories 14g 28g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.52 6.5 N/A
Net carbs 0.06g 5.71g N/A
Magnesium 2mg 1mg 0%
Iron 0.02mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Manganese 0.004mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0mg 0%
Trans fat 2.214g N/A
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 1.976g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.037g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g 9.557g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
2
81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
39% 6% 54% 2%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 38.71 g
Carbs: 5.71 g
Water: 53.73 g
Other: 1.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +109.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +9416.7%
Contains more WaterWater +199.5%
Contains more OtherOther +4525%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
1
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
13% 53% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.77 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.932 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 11.948 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +296.9%

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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. Benecol - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171035/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.