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Butter vs. Pork chop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between butter and pork chop

  • Butter has more vitamin A; however, pork chop is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B2.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 231% more than pork chop.
  • Pork chop contains 167 times less vitamin A than butter. Butter contains 2499IU of vitamin A, while pork chop contains 15IU.
  • Pork chop has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Butter, without salt and Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled.

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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 14% 17% 28% 33% 35% 86% 103% 9.7% 1.3% 199%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1212.5%
Contains more IronIron +4250%
Contains more CopperCopper +556.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +3400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +904.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3540%

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 0% 1.3% 4.2% 15% 123% 72% 149% 66% 113% 83% 0% 0% 37%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +17000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1004.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +9700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +820.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18773.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +903.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +16200%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +288.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +259%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Pork chop DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 4.339g 210%
Fats 81.11g 14.35g 103%
Vitamin A 684µg 4µg 76%
Selenium 1µg 36.4µg 64%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 7.927mg 49%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 4.887g 46%
Cholesterol 215mg 78mg 46%
Protein 0.85g 23.72g 46%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.49mg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.489mg 37%
Phosphorus 24mg 241mg 31%
Zinc 0.09mg 3.15mg 28%
Calories 717kcal 231kcal 24%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.313mg 21%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0.66µg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 1.104mg 20%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.21mg 14%
Iron 0.02mg 0.87mg 11%
Copper 0.016mg 0.105mg 10%
Choline 18.8mg 67.5mg 9%
Potassium 24mg 315mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 1.894g 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 1µg 5%
Vitamin D 0IU 40IU 5%
Magnesium 2mg 20mg 4%
Sodium 11mg 74mg 3%
Calcium 24mg 56mg 3%
Folate 3µg 0µg 1%
Carbs 0.06g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.06g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.06g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.004mg 0.01mg 0%
Trans fat 0.066g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.282mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 1.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 1.123mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 1.952mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 2.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.65mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.985mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 1.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.965mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g 0.065g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g 0.922g 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
24% 14% 61%
Protein: 23.72 g
Fats: 14.35 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 61.45 g
Other: 0.48 g
Contains more FatsFats +465.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2690.6%
Contains more WaterWater +242.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1100%

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
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.339 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.887 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.894 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +379.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +58.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.4%

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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. Pork chop - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167824/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.