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Butter vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between butter and ground beef

  • Butter has more vitamin A; however, ground beef is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 222% more than ground beef.
  • Ground beef has 278 times less vitamin A than butter. Butter has 2499IU of vitamin A, while ground beef has 9IU.
  • Ground beef contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Butter, without salt and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked.

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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
Butter
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +750%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +904.2%
Contains more IronIron +11250%
Contains more CopperCopper +393.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +6388.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +591.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +125%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1810%

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
Butter
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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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +22700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1833.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +141.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +920%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +402.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +9485.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +365.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1364.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +289.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Ground beef DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 6.073g 202%
Fats 81.11g 15.37g 101%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 2.49µg 97%
Vitamin A 684µg 3µg 76%
Zinc 0.09mg 5.84mg 52%
Protein 0.85g 23.87g 46%
Cholesterol 215mg 88mg 42%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 7.322g 40%
Selenium 1µg 19.1µg 33%
Iron 0.02mg 2.27mg 28%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 4.026mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.311mg 24%
Calories 717kcal 241kcal 24%
Phosphorus 24mg 166mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 0.408g 17%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.12mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.171mg 11%
Choline 18.8mg 73.2mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.512mg 8%
Copper 0.016mg 0.079mg 7%
Potassium 24mg 241mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.051mg 4%
Magnesium 2mg 17mg 4%
Vitamin K 7µg 2.9µg 3%
Sodium 11mg 73mg 3%
Folate 3µg 7µg 1%
Calcium 24mg 33mg 1%
Carbs 0.06g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.06g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Sugar 0.06g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.004mg 0.009mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.931mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.775mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
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
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +427.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2708.2%
Contains more WaterWater +225.4%
Contains more OtherOther +5875%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +220%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +637.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88%

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/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.