Butter vs. Pumpkin pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between butter and pumpkin pie

Butter has more vitamin E, while pumpkin pie has more vitamin A, copper, vitamin B1, iron, manganese, and phosphorus.
Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 243% higher.
Pumpkin pie contains 8 times less cholesterol than butter. Butter contains 215mg of cholesterol, while pumpkin pie contains 26mg.
The amount of saturated fat in pumpkin pie is lower.
Butter has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of butter is 0, while the glycemic index of pumpkin pie is 59.

The food types used in this comparison are Butter, without salt and Pie, pumpkin, commercially prepared.

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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

Pumpkin pie

Contains less SodiumSodium

-95.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+595.8%
Contains more IronIron	+4400%
Contains more CopperCopper	+825%
Contains more ZincZinc	+333.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+237.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5575%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+440%

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

Pumpkin pie

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+52.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+205.3%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3440%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+264.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2535.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+310.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2000%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+105.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+88.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+766.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+99.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	1.988g	220%
Fats	81.11g	9.75g	110%
Cholesterol	215mg	26mg	63%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	4.6g	47%
Vitamin A	684µg	448µg	26%
Calories	717kcal	243kcal	24%
Copper	0.016mg	0.148mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.177mg	14%
Carbs	0.06g	34.83g	12%
Iron	0.02mg	0.9mg	11%
Sodium	11mg	239mg	10%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.76mg	10%
Manganese	0.004mg	0.227mg	10%
Selenium	1µg	5.4µg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	1.77g	8%
Phosphorus	24mg	81mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.35µg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.124mg	7%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	1.107mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.452mg	7%
Fiber	0g	1.8g	7%
Folate	3µg	26µg	6%
Protein	0.85g	3.9g	6%
Vitamin K	7µg	13.2µg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.063mg	5%
Fructose		2.85g	4%
Calcium	24mg	64mg	4%
Potassium	24mg	167mg	4%
Starch		10.73g	4%
Choline	18.8mg	37.5mg	3%
Zinc	0.09mg	0.39mg	3%
Magnesium	2mg	14mg	3%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Net carbs	0.06g	33.03g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	2IU	0%
Sugar	0.06g	18.88g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.048mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	0.154mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	0.158mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	0.297mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	0.192mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.249mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	0.175mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	0.211mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.088mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.315g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.166g		N/A