Butter vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between butter and pork?
- Butter is higher in vitamin A, yet pork is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2.
- Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 226% more.
- Butter has 357 times more vitamin A than pork. While butter has 2499IU of vitamin A, pork has only 7IU.
- The amount of saturated fat in pork is lower.
We used Butter, without salt and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled 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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +26.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -82.3% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +1300% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1662.5% |
| Contains more IronIron | +4250% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +356.3% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +2555.6% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +925% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +125% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +4430% |
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 | +34100% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +700% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +17440% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +844.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +11892.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +534.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +15366.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +311.8% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +66.7% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +399.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Saturated fat | 50.489g | 5.23g | 206% |
| Fats | 81.11g | 13.92g | 103% |
| Selenium | 1µg | 45.3µg | 81% |
| Vitamin A | 684µg | 2µg | 76% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.005mg | 0.877mg | 73% |
| Protein | 0.85g | 27.32g | 53% |
| Cholesterol | 215mg | 80mg | 45% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 23.43g | 6.19g | 43% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.003mg | 0.464mg | 35% |
| Phosphorus | 24mg | 246mg | 32% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.042mg | 5.037mg | 31% |
| Calories | 717kcal | 242kcal | 24% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.17µg | 0.7µg | 22% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.034mg | 0.321mg | 22% |
| Zinc | 0.09mg | 2.39mg | 21% |
| Choline | 18.8mg | 93.9mg | 14% |
| Vitamin E | 2.32mg | 0.29mg | 14% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.11mg | 0.698mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 24mg | 423mg | 12% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 3.01g | 1.2g | 12% |
| Iron | 0.02mg | 0.87mg | 11% |
| Vitamin D | 0µg | 1.3µg | 7% |
| Vitamin D | 0IU | 53IU | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 7µg | 0µg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.016mg | 0.073mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 2mg | 28mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 11mg | 62mg | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.6mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 24mg | 19mg | 1% |
| Folate | 3µg | 5µg | 1% |
| Carbs | 0.06g | 0g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 0.06g | 0g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.06g | 0g | N/A |
| Manganese | 0.004mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.012mg | 0.338mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.038mg | 1.234mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.051mg | 1.26mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.083mg | 2.177mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.067mg | 2.446mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.021mg | 0.712mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.041mg | 1.086mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.057mg | 1.473mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.023mg | 1.067mg | 0% |
| 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 | +482.7% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +3114.1% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +222.6% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +2125% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +278.5% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +150.8% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -89.6% |
