Butter vs. Dulce de Leche — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between butter and dulce de Leche

Butter has more fats and vitamin A; however, dulce de Leche is richer in vitamin B2, phosphorus, calcium, carbs, vitamin B5, and protein.
Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 230% more than dulce de Leche.
Dulce de Leche has 11 times less fats than butter. Butter has 81.11g of fats, while dulce de Leche has 7.35g.
Dulce de Leche contains less saturated fat.
Dulce de Leche has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of dulce de Leche is 42, while the glycemic index of butter is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Butter, without salt and Dulce de Leche.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butter

Dulce de Leche

Contains more CopperCopper	+300%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+945.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1358.3%
Contains more IronIron	+750%
Contains more ZincZinc	+777.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+704.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+170%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butter

Dulce de Leche

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+824.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1060%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+438.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+220%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1091.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+659.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+82.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+266.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	4.534g	209%
Fats	81.11g	7.35g	113%
Vitamin A	684µg	74µg	68%
Cholesterol	215mg	29mg	62%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	2.143g	53%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.405mg	29%
Phosphorus	24mg	193mg	24%
Calcium	24mg	251mg	23%
Calories	717kcal	315kcal	20%
Carbs	0.06g	55.35g	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	0.375g	18%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.315g	0.05g	17%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.835mg	15%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.2mg	14%
Choline	18.8mg	89.1mg	13%
Protein	0.85g	6.84g	12%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.166g	0.131g	12%
Potassium	24mg	350mg	10%
Zinc	0.09mg	0.79mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.31µg	6%
Magnesium	2mg	22mg	5%
Sodium	11mg	129mg	5%
Vitamin K	7µg	1.3µg	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	2.6mg	3%
Selenium	1µg	2.7µg	3%
Iron	0.02mg	0.17mg	2%
Folate	3µg	11µg	2%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	6 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Copper	0.016mg	0.004mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.016mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	0.21mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.016mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.12g	2.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	8435kcal	461kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	32g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	0.56	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	55.35g	N/A
Sugar	0.06g	49.74g	N/A
Manganese	0.004mg	0.002mg	0%
Trans fat		0.364g	N/A
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%
Fructose		0.32g	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A