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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.
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 11% 66% 12% 68% 16% 15% 68% 57% 26% 81%
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.
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% 18% 0% 0% 50% 65% 29% 24% 11% 28% 0% 29% 0%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Pancake 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
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
6% 10% 28% 53% 3%
Protein: 6.4 g
Fats: 9.7 g
Carbs: 28.3 g
Water: 52.9 g
Other: 2.7 g
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
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% 27% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.122 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.474 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.447 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +847%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +47.7%

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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. Pancake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175009/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.