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Butter vs. Filo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between butter and filo

  • Butter has more vitamin A; however, filo is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, folate, and manganese.
  • Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 245% more than filo.
  • The glycemic index of filo is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Butter, without salt and Phyllo dough.

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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%
Filo
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.3% 6.5% 120% 34% 13% 32% 63% 62% 127%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +118.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +208.3%
Contains more IronIron +15950%
Contains more CopperCopper +531.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +444.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +212.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11800%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2230%

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
5
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%
Filo
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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 0% 0% 1.6% 0% 135% 79% 76% 18% 6.9% 0% 6.3% 66% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2800%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +180%
Contains more CholineCholine +172.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +10720%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +902.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +9597.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +174.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +900%
Contains more FolateFolate +2833.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Filo DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 1.47g 223%
Fats 81.11g 6g 116%
Vitamin A 684µg 0µg 76%
Cholesterol 215mg 0mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 3.149g 51%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.541mg 45%
Selenium 1µg 23.3µg 41%
Iron 0.02mg 3.21mg 40%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 4.073mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.341mg 24%
Sodium 11mg 483mg 21%
Folate 3µg 88µg 21%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.476mg 21%
Calories 717kcal 299kcal 21%
Carbs 0.06g 52.6g 18%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.08mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 0.923g 14%
Protein 0.85g 7.1g 13%
Copper 0.016mg 0.101mg 9%
Fiber 0g 1.9g 8%
Phosphorus 24mg 75mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 2.5µg 4%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.49mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.302mg 4%
Magnesium 2mg 15mg 3%
Choline 18.8mg 6.9mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.03mg 2%
Calcium 24mg 11mg 1%
Potassium 24mg 74mg 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 50.7g N/A
Sugar 0.06g 0.18g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.088mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.194mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.246mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.49mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.158mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.126mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.359mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0.286mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.159mg 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
1
81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Filo
4
7% 6% 53% 33% 2%
Protein: 7.1 g
Fats: 6 g
Carbs: 52.6 g
Water: 32.6 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more FatsFats +1251.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +735.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +87566.7%
Contains more WaterWater +81.7%
Contains more OtherOther +4150%

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
Filo
1
27% 57% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.47 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.923 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +644%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +226.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.1%

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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. Filo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172791/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.