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Butter vs. Burrito — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between butter and burrito

  • Butter has more vitamin A; however, burrito is higher in iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, copper, manganese, and selenium.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 237% more than burrito.
  • Burrito contains 108 times less cholesterol than butter. Butter contains 215mg of cholesterol, while burrito contains 2mg.
  • The glycemic index of burrito is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Butter, without salt and Fast foods, burrito, with beans.

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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
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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 29% 16% 27% 78% 58% 19% 19% 59% 52% 55%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +116.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1154.2%
Contains more IronIron +10300%
Contains more CopperCopper +987.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +677.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +87.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +910%

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
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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 3% 0% 0% 0% 73% 65% 35% 55% 32% 63% 0% 30% 15%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +723.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4352.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +736.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +194.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1233.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +42.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Burrito DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 3.174g 215%
Fats 81.11g 6.22g 115%
Vitamin A 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 215mg 2mg 71%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 2.184g 53%
Calories 717kcal 206kcal 26%
Iron 0.02mg 2.08mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.29mg 24%
Sodium 11mg 454mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.28mg 19%
Copper 0.016mg 0.174mg 18%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.4mg 17%
Selenium 1µg 10.1µg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 0.551g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.92mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0.5µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.14mg 11%
Carbs 0.06g 32.92g 11%
Protein 0.85g 6.48g 11%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 1.87mg 11%
Folate 3µg 40µg 9%
Magnesium 2mg 40mg 9%
Potassium 24mg 301mg 8%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.7mg 6%
Calcium 24mg 52mg 3%
Phosphorus 24mg 45mg 3%
Choline 18.8mg 26.8mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.9mg 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 32.92g N/A
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.079mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.244mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.27mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.504mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.343mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.351mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0.319mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.172mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
6% 6% 33% 53% 2%
Protein: 6.48 g
Fats: 6.22 g
Carbs: 32.92 g
Water: 52.53 g
Other: 1.85 g
Contains more FatsFats +1204%
Contains more ProteinProtein +662.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +54766.7%
Contains more WaterWater +192.8%
Contains more OtherOther +4525%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
54% 37% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.174 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.184 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.551 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +972.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +446.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.7%

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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. Burrito - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172038/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.