Butter vs. Crème caramel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butter and crème caramel different?

Butter is higher in vitamin A and vitamin E; however, crème caramel is richer in selenium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, and calcium.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for butter is 243% higher.
Butter contains 16 times more vitamin A than crème caramel. While butter contains 2499IU of vitamin A, crème caramel contains only 161IU.
Crème caramel has less saturated fat.
Butter has a lower glycemic index (0) than crème caramel (65).

Butter, without salt and Desserts, flan, caramel custard, prepared-from-recipe 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

Crème caramel

Contains less SodiumSodium

-79.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+245.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+391.7%
Contains more IronIron	+1800%
Contains more CopperCopper	+75%
Contains more ZincZinc	+422.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+770%

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

Crème caramel

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1387%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+908.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+3400%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+540%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+517.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+95.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+367.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+111.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	1.799g	221%
Fats	81.11g	4.03g	119%
Vitamin A	684µg	46µg	71%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	1.266g	55%
Cholesterol	215mg	90mg	42%
Calories	717kcal	145kcal	29%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	0.392g	17%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.21mg	14%
Selenium	1µg	8.7µg	14%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.23mg	14%
Phosphorus	24mg	96mg	10%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.36µg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.514mg	8%
Carbs	0.06g	22.78g	8%
Protein	0.85g	4.53g	7%
Calcium	24mg	83mg	6%
Vitamin K	7µg	0.2µg	6%
Iron	0.02mg	0.38mg	5%
Zinc	0.09mg	0.47mg	3%
Choline	18.8mg		3%
Potassium	24mg	118mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.044mg	3%
Sodium	11mg	53mg	2%
Folate	3µg	9µg	2%
Magnesium	2mg	9mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.032mg	2%
Copper	0.016mg	0.028mg	1%
Net carbs	0.06g	22.78g	N/A
Sugar	0.06g	23.15g	N/A
Manganese	0.004mg	0.01mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	0.082mg	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 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.315g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.166g		N/A