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Butter vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between butter and minestrone

  • Butter has more vitamin A, vitamin B12, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat; however, minestrone is higher in manganese.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 251% more than minestrone.
  • Minestrone has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of minestrone is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Butter, without salt and Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water.

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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 2.1% 4.2% 11% 14% 17% 8.5% 9.9% 33% 20% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +71.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +441.7%
Contains more IronIron +1800%
Contains more CopperCopper +218.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +244.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3700%
~equal in Phosphorus ~23mg

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 1.7% 16% 0% 0% 5.5% 4.2% 7.3% 8.4% 9.5% 0% 0% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1295.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +88.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +340%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +831%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1266.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Minestrone DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 0.23g 228%
Fats 81.11g 1.04g 123%
Vitamin A 684µg 49µg 71%
Cholesterol 215mg 1mg 71%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 0.29g 58%
Calories 717kcal 34kcal 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 0.46g 17%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Sodium 11mg 254mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0µg 7%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.152mg 6%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Iron 0.02mg 0.38mg 5%
Copper 0.016mg 0.051mg 4%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Folate 3µg 15µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.041mg 3%
Potassium 24mg 130mg 3%
Protein 0.85g 1.77g 2%
Fiber 0g 0.4g 2%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.31mg 2%
Carbs 0.06g 4.66g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 0.391mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.018mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.14mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.022mg 1%
Calcium 24mg 14mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 4.26g N/A
Magnesium 2mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Phosphorus 24mg 23mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.03mg 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
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
2% 5% 91%
Protein: 1.77 g
Fats: 1.04 g
Carbs: 4.66 g
Water: 91.33 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more FatsFats +7699%
Contains more ProteinProtein +108.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +7666.7%
Contains more WaterWater +409.1%
Contains more OtherOther +2900%

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
23% 30% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7979.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +554.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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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. Minestrone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172913/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.