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Butter vs. Butter oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butter and butter oil different?

  • Butter is richer in vitamin B12, while butter oil is higher in vitamin A, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Butter oil covers your daily need for saturated fat, 57% more than butter.
  • Butter contains 17 times more vitamin B12 than butter oil. Butter contains 0.17µg of vitamin B12, while butter oil contains 0.01µg.
  • Butter is lower in cholesterol.

Butter, without salt and Butter oil, anhydrous types were used in this article.

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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 0% 1.2% 0.44% 0% 0.33% 0.27% 1.3% 0.26% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +380%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +1500%
Contains more ZincZinc +800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +700%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%

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% 280% 56% 0% 0.25% 1.2% 0.06% 0.6% 0.23% 1.3% 22% 0% 12%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +580%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1600%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +22.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +22.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +18.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Butter oil DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 61.924g 52%
Fats 81.11g 99.48g 28%
Vitamin A 684µg 840µg 17%
Cholesterol 215mg 256mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 28.732g 13%
Calories 717kcal 876kcal 8%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0.01µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 3.694g 5%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 2.8mg 3%
Phosphorus 24mg 3mg 3%
Calcium 24mg 4mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.01mg 2%
Copper 0.016mg 0.001mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.005mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 0µg 2%
Protein 0.85g 0.28g 1%
Choline 18.8mg 22.3mg 1%
Vitamin K 7µg 8.6µg 1%
Folate 3µg 0µg 1%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.01mg 1%
Potassium 24mg 5mg 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 0g N/A
Carbs 0.06g 0g 0%
Magnesium 2mg 0mg 0%
Iron 0.02mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 0.06g 0g N/A
Sodium 11mg 2mg 0%
Manganese 0.004mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 0.003mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.001mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.022mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.014mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0.019mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.008mg 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
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
99%
Protein: 0.28 g
Fats: 99.48 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.24 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +203.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +7375%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +22.6%

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
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 61.924 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 28.732 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.694 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -18.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +22.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +22.7%

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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. Butter oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173412/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.