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Butter vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between butter and malt

  • Butter has more vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin K; however, malt is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, phosphorus, selenium, and calcium.
  • Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 243% more than malt.
  • Butter has 39 times more vitamin E than malt. While butter has 2.32mg of vitamin E, malt has only 0.06mg.
  • Malt has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of malt is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Butter, without salt and Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk.

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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
1
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%
Malt
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +650%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +308.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +616.7%
Contains more IronIron +950%
Contains more CopperCopper +131.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +355.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +279.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +440%

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
4
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%
Malt
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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 0.33% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2530.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3766.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2233.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +980%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +441.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +516.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +221.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +147.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Malt DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 1.883g 221%
Fats 81.11g 3.29g 120%
Vitamin A 684µg 26µg 73%
Cholesterol 215mg 10mg 68%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 0.827g 57%
Calories 717kcal 85kcal 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 0.208g 19%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.06mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.184mg 12%
Phosphorus 24mg 91mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0.42µg 10%
Selenium 1µg 5.4µg 8%
Calcium 24mg 98mg 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 0.3µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.354mg 5%
Protein 0.85g 3.37g 5%
Carbs 0.06g 11.2g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.054mg 4%
Potassium 24mg 172mg 4%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.08mg 3%
Magnesium 2mg 15mg 3%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.41mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.046mg 3%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Sodium 11mg 60mg 2%
Copper 0.016mg 0.037mg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.5g 2%
Iron 0.02mg 0.21mg 2%
Folate 3µg 9µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 0.259mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 0.06g 10.7g N/A
Sugar 0.06g 6.68g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.268mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0.193mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.077mg 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
Malt
4
3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +2365.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +296.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18566.7%
Contains more WaterWater +353.4%
Contains more OtherOther +1900%

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
Malt
1
65% 28% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.883 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.827 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.208 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2733.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1347.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.3%

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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. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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