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Butter vs. Quail egg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between butter and quail egg

  • Butter has more vitamin A; however, quail egg is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, iron, choline, vitamin B5, and phosphorus.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 235% more than quail egg.
  • Quail egg contains 5 times less vitamin A than butter. Butter contains 2499IU of vitamin A, while quail egg contains 543IU.
  • Quail egg has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Butter, without salt and Egg, quail, whole, fresh, raw.

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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 9.3% 19% 12% 137% 21% 40% 97% 18% 5% 175%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +450%
Contains more IronIron +18150%
Contains more CopperCopper +287.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1533.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +841.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +850%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3100%

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% 52% 22% 21% 33% 182% 2.8% 106% 35% 198% 0.75% 50% 144%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +338.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +114.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2233.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2223.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +257.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1500.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +829.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +2100%
Contains more CholineCholine +1301.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Quail egg DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 3.557g 213%
Cholesterol 215mg 844mg 210%
Fats 81.11g 11.09g 108%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 1.58µg 59%
Vitamin A 684µg 156µg 59%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.79mg 58%
Selenium 1µg 32µg 56%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 4.324g 48%
Iron 0.02mg 3.65mg 45%
Choline 18.8mg 263.4mg 44%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 1.761mg 33%
Phosphorus 24mg 226mg 29%
Calories 717kcal 158kcal 28%
Protein 0.85g 13.05g 24%
Folate 3µg 66µg 16%
Zinc 0.09mg 1.47mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 1.324g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.15mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.13mg 10%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 1.08mg 8%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.4µg 7%
Vitamin D 0IU 55IU 7%
Sodium 11mg 141mg 6%
Vitamin K 7µg 0.3µg 6%
Copper 0.016mg 0.062mg 5%
Calcium 24mg 64mg 4%
Potassium 24mg 132mg 3%
Magnesium 2mg 13mg 3%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.038mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 0.15mg 1%
Carbs 0.06g 0.41g 0%
Net carbs 0.06g 0.41g N/A
Sugar 0.06g 0.4g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.209mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.641mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.816mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 1.146mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.881mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.421mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.737mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0.94mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.315mg 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
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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
13% 11% 74%
Protein: 13.05 g
Fats: 11.09 g
Carbs: 0.41 g
Water: 74.35 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more FatsFats +631.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1435.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +583.3%
Contains more WaterWater +314.4%
Contains more OtherOther +2650%

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% 47% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.557 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.324 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.324 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +441.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +127.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93%

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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. Quail egg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172191/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.