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Butter vs. Wheat Bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between butter and wheat Bread

  • Butter has more vitamin A; however, wheat Bread is richer in manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 248% more than wheat Bread.
  • Wheat Bread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of wheat Bread is 60, while the glycemic index of butter is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Butter, without salt and Bread, wheat, toasted.

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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
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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 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +587.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +829.2%
Contains more IronIron +20350%
Contains more CopperCopper +1137.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1533.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +683.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +34325%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3240%

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 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +866.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +22.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +8680%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1023.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14781%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +314.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5000%
Contains more FolateFolate +2766.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +17.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Wheat Bread DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 0.989g 225%
Fats 81.11g 4.27g 118%
Vitamin A 684µg 0µg 76%
Cholesterol 215mg 0mg 72%
Manganese 0.004mg 1.377mg 60%
Selenium 1µg 33.4µg 59%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 1.019g 56%
Iron 0.02mg 4.09mg 51%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 6.25mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.439mg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.382mg 27%
Sodium 11mg 601mg 26%
Protein 0.85g 12.96g 24%
Phosphorus 24mg 188mg 23%
Folate 3µg 86µg 21%
Calories 717kcal 313kcal 20%
Copper 0.016mg 0.198mg 20%
Carbs 0.06g 55.77g 19%
Fiber 0g 4.7g 19%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.24mg 14%
Calcium 24mg 165mg 14%
Magnesium 2mg 59mg 14%
Zinc 0.09mg 1.47mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.153mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 1.72g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.456mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0µg 7%
Potassium 24mg 223mg 6%
Vitamin K 7µg 5.7µg 1%
Choline 18.8mg 22.1mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 0.06g 51.07g N/A
Sugar 0.06g 6.42g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.299mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.461mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.215mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.315mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.15mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g 0.161g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g 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
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 g
Contains more FatsFats +1799.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1424.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +92850%
Contains more WaterWater +35.1%
Contains more OtherOther +6825%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2199.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +75%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98%

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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. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/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.