Butter vs. Cinnamon roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butter and cinnamon roll different?

Butter is higher in vitamin A; however, cinnamon roll is richer in selenium, folate, vitamin B1, iron, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for butter is 189% higher.
Butter contains 1250 times more vitamin A than cinnamon roll. While butter contains 2499IU of vitamin A, cinnamon roll contains only 2IU.
Cinnamon roll has less cholesterol.
Butter has a lower glycemic index (0) than cinnamon roll (40).

Butter, without salt and Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns) are the varieties 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

Cinnamon roll

Contains less SodiumSodium

-96.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+662.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+325%
Contains more IronIron	+6750%
Contains more CopperCopper	+287.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+488.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+445.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+7200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1200%

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

Cinnamon roll

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+101.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+77.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+4120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+305.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+5623.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+206.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+117.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2300%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.16µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	12.649g	172%
Fats	81.11g	26.61g	84%
Vitamin A	684µg	0µg	76%
Cholesterol	215mg	5mg	70%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	8.723g	37%
Selenium	1µg	13µg	22%
Folate	3µg	72µg	17%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.211mg	17%
Iron	0.02mg	1.37mg	17%
Carbs	0.06g	48.6g	16%
Calcium	24mg	183mg	16%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	2.404mg	15%
Phosphorus	24mg	131mg	15%
Manganese	0.004mg	0.292mg	13%
Sodium	11mg	305mg	13%
Calories	717kcal	452kcal	13%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	1.15mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.138mg	8%
Starch		16.39g	7%
Protein	0.85g	4.45g	7%
Vitamin K	7µg	15.2µg	7%
Copper	0.016mg	0.062mg	5%
Fiber	0g	1.2g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.337mg	5%
Zinc	0.09mg	0.53mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	3.676g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.038mg	3%
Magnesium	2mg	14mg	3%
Potassium	24mg	102mg	2%
Fructose		1.11g	1%
Choline	18.8mg	10.6mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	47.4g	N/A
Sugar	0.06g	25.7g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.16µg	0%
Trans fat		0.295g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	0.176mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	0.226mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	0.41mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.104mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	0.264mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.126mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.315g	0.225g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.166g	3.352g	N/A