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Butter vs. Dashi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between butter and dashi?

  • Butter is richer in vitamin A, yet dashi is richer in vitamin K, selenium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, choline, and calcium.
  • Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 235% higher.
  • Butter has 17 times more cholesterol than dashi. Butter has 215mg of cholesterol, while dashi has 13mg.

We used Butter, without salt and Soup, bouillon cubes, and granules, low sodium, dry types in this comparison.

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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
3
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%
Dashi
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 40% 56% 27% 39% 0% 2.5% 71% 139% 0% 151%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +679.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1187.5%
Contains more IronIron +5050%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +591.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2660%
~equal in Zinc ~0.09mg

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%
Dashi
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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 3.7% 8.3% 14% 0% 25% 99% 46% 0% 23% 38% 167% 16% 62%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2636%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +222.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1164.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5757.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +76.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +855.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
Contains more CholineCholine +509%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Dashi DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 3.433g 214%
Fats 81.11g 13.89g 103%
Vitamin A 684µg 25µg 73%
Cholesterol 215mg 13mg 67%
Vitamin K 7µg 66.9µg 50%
Selenium 1µg 27.6µg 48%
Sodium 11mg 1067mg 46%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 5.365g 45%
Protein 0.85g 16.7g 32%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.43mg 30%
Carbs 0.06g 64.88g 22%
Phosphorus 24mg 166mg 20%
Choline 18.8mg 114.5mg 17%
Calcium 24mg 187mg 16%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 2.46mg 15%
Calories 717kcal 438kcal 14%
Iron 0.02mg 1.03mg 13%
Magnesium 2mg 56mg 13%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.72mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 4.485g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.1mg 8%
Potassium 24mg 309mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.1mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0.3µg 5%
Folate 3µg 21µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 2%
Copper 0.016mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.1mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 64.68g N/A
Sugar 0.06g 14.47g N/A
Zinc 0.09mg 0.09mg 0%
Manganese 0.004mg 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 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Dashi
3
17% 14% 65% 2% 2%
Protein: 16.7 g
Fats: 13.89 g
Carbs: 64.88 g
Water: 2.3 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more FatsFats +483.9%
Contains more WaterWater +680%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1864.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +108033.3%
Contains more OtherOther +5475%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
1
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Dashi
2
26% 40% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.433 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.365 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.485 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +336.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +49%

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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. Dashi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171613/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.