Butter vs. Pancake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are butter and pancake different?
- Butter is richer in vitamin A, while pancake is higher in selenium, iron, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
- Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 242% more than pancake.
- Butter contains 13 times more vitamin A than pancake. Butter contains 2499IU of vitamin A, while pancake contains 196IU.
- Pancake is lower in saturated fat.
- Pancake has a higher glycemic index (66) than butter (0).
Butter, without salt and Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe types were used in this article.
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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.
Contains less SodiumSodium | -97.5% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +700% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +812.5% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +450% |
Contains more IronIron | +8900% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +206.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +522.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +562.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +4900% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1390% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +1166.7% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +3920% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +726.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +3631% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +268.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +1433.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +29.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1166.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 50.489g | 2.122g | 220% |
Fats | 81.11g | 9.7g | 110% |
Vitamin A | 684µg | 54µg | 70% |
Monounsaturated fat | 23.43g | 2.474g | 52% |
Cholesterol | 215mg | 59mg | 52% |
Calories | 717kcal | 227kcal | 25% |
Selenium | 1µg | 14.9µg | 25% |
Iron | 0.02mg | 1.8mg | 22% |
Calcium | 24mg | 219mg | 20% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.034mg | 0.281mg | 19% |
Phosphorus | 24mg | 159mg | 19% |
Sodium | 11mg | 439mg | 19% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.005mg | 0.201mg | 16% |
Vitamin E | 2.32mg | 15% | |
Protein | 0.85g | 6.4g | 11% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 3.01g | 4.447g | 10% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.042mg | 1.567mg | 10% |
Folate | 3µg | 38µg | 9% |
Manganese | 0.004mg | 0.2mg | 9% |
Carbs | 0.06g | 28.3g | 9% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.11mg | 0.405mg | 6% |
Vitamin K | 7µg | 6% | |
Zinc | 0.09mg | 0.56mg | 4% |
Copper | 0.016mg | 0.049mg | 4% |
Potassium | 24mg | 132mg | 3% |
Magnesium | 2mg | 16mg | 3% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.003mg | 0.046mg | 3% |
Choline | 18.8mg | 3% | |
Vitamin B12 | 0.17µg | 0.22µg | 2% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.3mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 0.06g | 28.3g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.06g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.012mg | 0.08mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.038mg | 0.237mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.051mg | 0.297mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.083mg | 0.513mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.067mg | 0.321mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.021mg | 0.147mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.041mg | 0.319mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.057mg | 0.335mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.023mg | 0.152mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0g | 0.005g | N/A |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.315g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 2.166g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +736.2% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +652.9% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +47066.7% |
Contains more WaterWater | +194.9% |
Contains more OtherOther | +6650% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +847% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -95.8% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +47.7% |