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Butter vs. Pilaf — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between butter and pilaf?

  • Butter is higher in vitamin A, yet pilaf is higher in selenium, folate, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
  • Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 251% more.
  • Butter has 215 times more cholesterol than pilaf. While butter has 215mg of cholesterol, pilaf has only 1mg.
  • The glycemic index of butter is lower.

We used Butter, without salt and Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared types 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
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%
Pilaf
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 25% 17% 92% 55% 28% 66% 170% 115% 177%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +245.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +683.3%
Contains more IronIron +12100%
Contains more CopperCopper +937.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1022.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +541.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21950%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3140%

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%
Pilaf
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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 14% 1.3% 0.8% 0% 151% 20% 115% 43% 92% 2.5% 1.3% 159% 9.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +17000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5700%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +750%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1300%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11960%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +155.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14488.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +550%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +6966.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~17.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Pilaf DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 0.307g 228%
Fats 81.11g 1.37g 123%
Vitamin A 684µg 4µg 76%
Cholesterol 215mg 1mg 71%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 0.373g 58%
Selenium 1µg 32.4µg 57%
Sodium 11mg 1303mg 56%
Folate 3µg 212µg 52%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.603mg 50%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 6.127mg 38%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.882mg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.4mg 31%
Iron 0.02mg 2.44mg 30%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Carbs 0.06g 76.31g 25%
Protein 0.85g 10.42g 19%
Phosphorus 24mg 154mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 0.377g 18%
Calories 717kcal 359kcal 18%
Copper 0.016mg 0.166mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.04mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.715mg 12%
Zinc 0.09mg 1.01mg 8%
Magnesium 2mg 32mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0.02µg 6%
Calcium 24mg 83mg 6%
Fiber 0g 1.2g 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.1mg 5%
Potassium 24mg 188mg 5%
Vitamin K 7µg 0.5µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.087mg 4%
Net carbs 0.06g 75.11g N/A
Sugar 0.06g 1.53g N/A
Choline 18.8mg 17.5mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.221mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.279mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.523mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.189mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.32mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0.374mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.15mg 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
2
81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Pilaf
3
10% 76% 8% 4%
Protein: 10.42 g
Fats: 1.37 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 8.04 g
Other: 3.86 g
Contains more FatsFats +5820.4%
Contains more WaterWater +123.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1125.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +127083.3%
Contains more OtherOther +9550%

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
Pilaf
1
29% 35% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.307 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.373 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.377 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6181.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +698.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

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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. Pilaf - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168951/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.