Butter vs. Port Salut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butter and port Salut different?

Butter is higher in fats and vitamin A; however, port Salut is richer in calcium, vitamin B12, protein, phosphorus, selenium, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for butter is 169% higher.
Butter contains 3 times more fats than port Salut. While butter contains 81.11g of fats, port Salut contains only 28.2g.
Port Salut has less saturated fat.
Butter has a lower glycemic index (0) than port Salut (27).

Butter, without salt and Cheese, port de salut are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butter

Port Salut

Contains less SodiumSodium

-97.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2608.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+466.7%
Contains more IronIron	+2050%
Contains more CopperCopper	+37.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2788.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+175%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1350%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butter

Port Salut

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+117.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+866.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+191.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+180%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+605.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+782.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+500%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	16.691g	154%
Fats	81.11g	28.2g	81%
Calcium	24mg	650mg	63%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	1.5µg	55%
Phosphorus	24mg	360mg	48%
Protein	0.85g	23.78g	46%
Vitamin A	684µg	315µg	41%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	9.338g	35%
Cholesterol	215mg	123mg	31%
Selenium	1µg	14.5µg	25%
Zinc	0.09mg	2.6mg	23%
Sodium	11mg	534mg	23%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.315g		20%
Calories	717kcal	352kcal	18%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.24mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	0.729g	15%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.24mg	14%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.166g		13%
Magnesium	2mg	24mg	5%
Iron	0.02mg	0.43mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.053mg	4%
Vitamin K	7µg	2.4µg	4%
Folate	3µg	18µg	4%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	21 IU	3%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.5µg	3%
Potassium	24mg	136mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.21mg	2%
Copper	0.016mg	0.022mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.014mg	1%
Choline	18.8mg	15.4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.12g	6.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	8435kcal	148kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	0.6	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	0.57g	N/A
Carbs	0.06g	0.57g	0%
Sugar	0.06g	0.57g	N/A
Manganese	0.004mg	0.011mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	0.06mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.343mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	0.876mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	1.446mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	2.482mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	1.987mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.734mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	1.323mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	1.707mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.686mg	0%