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Butter vs. Cod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between butter and cod

  • Butter has more vitamin A; however, cod is richer in vitamin B5, selenium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and potassium.
  • Cod covers your daily vitamin B5 needs 3058% more than butter.
  • Cod has 385 times less saturated fat than butter. Butter has 50.489g of saturated fat, while cod has 0.131g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Butter, without salt and Fish, cod, Atlantic, raw.

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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
2
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%
Cod
Cod
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 4.8% 36% 14% 9.3% 12% 87% 7% 2% 181%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1620.8%
Contains more IronIron +1800%
Contains more CopperCopper +75%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +745.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +275%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3210%

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
3
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%
Cod
Cod
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 3.3% 4% 13% 14% 19% 15% 39% 9180% 57% 114% 0.25% 5.3% 36%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +262.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6900%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1420%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +91.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4811.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +138990.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +8066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +435.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +246.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Cod DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 153mg 3058%
Saturated fat 50.489g 0.131g 229%
Fats 81.11g 0.67g 124%
Vitamin A 684µg 12µg 75%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 0.094g 58%
Selenium 1µg 33.1µg 58%
Cholesterol 215mg 43mg 57%
Protein 0.85g 17.81g 34%
Calories 717kcal 82kcal 32%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0.91µg 31%
Phosphorus 24mg 203mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 0.231g 19%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.245mg 19%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 2.063mg 13%
Potassium 24mg 413mg 11%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.64mg 11%
Choline 18.8mg 65.2mg 8%
Magnesium 2mg 32mg 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 0.1µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.076mg 6%
Iron 0.02mg 0.38mg 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.9µg 5%
Vitamin D 0IU 36IU 5%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.45mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.065mg 2%
Sodium 11mg 54mg 2%
Copper 0.016mg 0.028mg 1%
Calcium 24mg 16mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Folate 3µg 7µg 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 0g N/A
Carbs 0.06g 0g 0%
Sugar 0.06g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.004mg 0.015mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.199mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.781mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.821mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 1.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 1.635mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.527mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.695mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0.917mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.524mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.064g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.12g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
2
81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Cod
Cod
3
18% 81%
Protein: 17.81 g
Fats: 0.67 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.22 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +12006%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1995.3%
Contains more WaterWater +352.7%
Contains more OtherOther +650%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Cod
Cod
1
29% 21% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.131 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.094 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.231 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24825.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1203%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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. Cod - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171955/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.