Butter vs. Sardines — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Summary of differences between butter and sardines

Butter has more vitamin A; however, sardines are higher in vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, iron, calcium, vitamin B3, and vitamin D*.
Sardines cover your daily need for vitamin B12, 365% more than butter.
Butter has 33 times more saturated fat than sardines. While butter has 50.489g of saturated fat, sardines have only 1.528g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Butter, without salt and Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone.

Infographic

Infographic link

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

Sardines

Contains less SodiumSodium

-96.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1491.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1554.2%
Contains more IronIron	+14500%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1062.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1355.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1941.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+5170%

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

Sardines

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2037.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+13.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+169.2%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+567.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+12388.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+483.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+5466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+5158.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+233.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	8.94µg	365%
Saturated fat	50.489g	1.528g	223%
Fats	81.11g	11.45g	107%
Selenium	1µg	52.7µg	94%
Vitamin A	684µg	32µg	72%
Phosphorus	24mg	490mg	67%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	3.869g	49%
Protein	0.85g	24.62g	48%
Calcium	24mg	382mg	36%
Iron	0.02mg	2.92mg	36%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	5.245mg	33%
Calories	717kcal	208kcal	25%
Cholesterol	215mg	142mg	24%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	193 IU	24%
Vitamin D	0µg	4.8µg	24%
Copper	0.016mg	0.186mg	19%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.227mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	5.148g	14%
Sodium	11mg	307mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.167mg	13%
Potassium	24mg	397mg	11%
Zinc	0.09mg	1.31mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.642mg	11%
Choline	18.8mg	75mg	10%
Magnesium	2mg	39mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.08mg	6%
Manganese	0.004mg	0.108mg	5%
Vitamin K	7µg	2.6µg	4%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	2.04mg	2%
Folate	3µg	10µg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	0.12g	12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	8435kcal	84kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	48g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	5.9	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.06g	0g	0%
Sugar	0.06g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.276mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	1.079mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	1.134mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	2.001mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	2.26mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.729mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	0.961mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	1.268mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.725mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.473g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.509g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.315g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.166g		N/A