Butter vs. Ice cream sandwich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between butter and ice cream sandwich

Butter has more fats, vitamin A, and vitamin E; however, ice cream sandwich is higher in copper, manganese, carbs, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat 241% more than ice cream sandwich.
Butter has 10 times more cholesterol than ice cream sandwich. While butter has 215mg of cholesterol, ice cream sandwich has only 21mg.
Ice cream sandwich has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of ice cream sandwich is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Butter, without salt and Ice cream sandwich.

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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

Ice cream sandwich

Contains less SodiumSodium

-91.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+258.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+379.2%
Contains more IronIron	+1200%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1487.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+566.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+9425%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+210%

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

Ice cream sandwich

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+695.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+480%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+240%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+438.5%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+329.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3628.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+90%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+833.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1033.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	2.317g	219%
Fats	81.11g	8.57g	112%
Vitamin A	684µg	86µg	66%
Cholesterol	215mg	21mg	65%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	2.661g	52%
Copper	0.016mg	0.254mg	26%
Calories	717kcal	237kcal	24%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.315g		20%
Manganese	0.004mg	0.381mg	16%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.4mg	13%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.166g		13%
Carbs	0.06g	37.14g	12%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	1.566mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.111mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.146mg	9%
Folate	3µg	34µg	8%
Protein	0.85g	4.29g	7%
Phosphorus	24mg	72mg	7%
Magnesium	2mg	29mg	6%
Calcium	24mg	86mg	6%
Zinc	0.09mg	0.6mg	5%
Sodium	11mg	129mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.05µg	5%
Vitamin K	7µg	1.3µg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	2.272g	5%
Selenium	1µg	3.1µg	4%
Potassium	24mg	115mg	3%
Iron	0.02mg	0.26mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.209mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.028mg	2%
Choline	18.8mg	8mg	2%
Caffeine	0mg	4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.12g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	8435kcal	552kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	2.1	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	37.14g	N/A
Sugar	0.06g	18.57g	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%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.001g	N/A