Butter vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between butter and chicken meat

Butter is richer in vitamin A, yet chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B5, zinc, and iron.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for butter is 233% higher.
Butter contains 16 times more vitamin A than chicken meat. Butter contains 2499IU of vitamin A, while chicken meat contains 161IU.
Chicken meat contains less saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Butter, without salt and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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

Chicken meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+60%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+829.2%
Contains more IronIron	+6200%
Contains more CopperCopper	+312.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2055.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+658.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2290%

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

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1325%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+759.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+191.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+394.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20107.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+836.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+13233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+76.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+250.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	3.79g	212%
Fats	81.11g	13.6g	104%
Vitamin A	684µg	48µg	71%
Protein	0.85g	27.3g	53%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	8.487mg	53%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	5.34g	45%
Cholesterol	215mg	88mg	42%
Selenium	1µg	23.9µg	42%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.4mg	31%
Calories	717kcal	239kcal	24%
Phosphorus	24mg	182mg	23%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	1.03mg	18%
Zinc	0.09mg	1.94mg	17%
Iron	0.02mg	1.26mg	16%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.27mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.168mg	10%
Choline	18.8mg	65.9mg	9%
Copper	0.016mg	0.066mg	6%
Potassium	24mg	223mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.063mg	5%
Magnesium	2mg	23mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.3µg	5%
Vitamin K	7µg	2.4µg	4%
Sodium	11mg	82mg	3%
Manganese	0.004mg	0.02mg	1%
Calcium	24mg	15mg	1%
Folate	3µg	5µg	1%
Net carbs	0.06g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.06g	0g	0%
Vitamin D	0IU	2IU	0%
Sugar	0.06g	0g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	2.97g	0%
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.315g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.166g		N/A