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Butter vs. Hoisin sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between butter and hoisin sauce

  • Butter has more vitamin A and vitamin E; however, hoisin sauce is richer in vitamin B2, copper, iron, fiber, and manganese.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 250% more than hoisin sauce.
  • Hoisin sauce has 417 times less vitamin A than butter. Butter has 2499IU of vitamin A, while hoisin sauce has 6IU.
  • Hoisin sauce contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Butter, without salt and Sauce, hoisin, ready-to-serve.

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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
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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 17% 9.6% 11% 38% 43% 8.7% 16% 211% 33% 9.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +395.8%
Contains more IronIron +4950%
Contains more CopperCopper +700%
Contains more ZincZinc +255.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6250%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80%

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
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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 1.3% 0% 5.6% 0% 1% 50% 22% 4.1% 14% 0% 1.3% 17% 4.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +728.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +61.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1300%
Contains more CholineCholine +135%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +538.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2685.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1966.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +666.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Hoisin sauce DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 0.568g 227%
Fats 81.11g 3.39g 120%
Vitamin A 684µg 0µg 76%
Cholesterol 215mg 3mg 71%
Sodium 11mg 1615mg 70%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 0.963g 56%
Calories 717kcal 220kcal 25%
Carbs 0.06g 44.08g 15%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.28mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.217mg 14%
Iron 0.02mg 1.01mg 12%
Copper 0.016mg 0.128mg 12%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.254mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 1.698g 9%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 1.17mg 7%
Protein 0.85g 3.31g 5%
Folate 3µg 23µg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.062mg 5%
Vitamin K 7µg 0.5µg 5%
Magnesium 2mg 24mg 5%
Potassium 24mg 119mg 3%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.32mg 2%
Phosphorus 24mg 38mg 2%
Choline 18.8mg 8mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 1.8µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.068mg 1%
Calcium 24mg 32mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 0.06g 41.28g N/A
Sugar 0.06g 27.26g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 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
3% 3% 44% 44% 5%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 44.08 g
Water: 44.23 g
Other: 4.99 g
Contains more FatsFats +2292.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +289.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +73366.7%
Contains more WaterWater +146.5%
Contains more OtherOther +12375%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
18% 30% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.568 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.963 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.698 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2333%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +77.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%

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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. Hoisin sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172886/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.