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Butter vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between butter and butterscotch

  • Butterscotch has less vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B12, vitamin K, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 242% more than butterscotch.
  • Butterscotch has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of butterscotch is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Butter, without salt and Candies, butterscotch.

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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
9
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% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +700%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +1500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
~equal in Zinc ~0.09mg

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
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% 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% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2342.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2477.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +112.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2000%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2650%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +2250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +140%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Butterscotch DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 2.065g 220%
Fats 81.11g 3.3g 120%
Vitamin A 684µg 28µg 73%
Cholesterol 215mg 9mg 69%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 0.845g 56%
Carbs 0.06g 90.4g 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 0.122g 19%
Sodium 11mg 391mg 17%
Calories 717kcal 391kcal 16%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.09mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 0.3µg 6%
Choline 18.8mg 0.8mg 3%
Phosphorus 24mg 1mg 3%
Protein 0.85g 0.03g 2%
Copper 0.016mg 0.001mg 2%
Calcium 24mg 4mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.004mg 2%
Folate 3µg 0µg 1%
Potassium 24mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.016mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.012mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 90.4g N/A
Magnesium 2mg 0mg 0%
Iron 0.02mg 0.01mg 0%
Sugar 0.06g 80.46g N/A
Zinc 0.09mg 0.09mg 0%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0mg 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 N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
3
81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2733.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2357.9%
Contains more WaterWater +241.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +150566.7%
Contains more OtherOther +2450%

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
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2672.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2367.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.9%

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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. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.