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Butter vs. Mayonnaise — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between butter and mayonnaise

  • Butter has more vitamin A and monounsaturated fat; however, mayonnaise is richer in vitamin K, vitamin E, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 194% more than mayonnaise.
  • Mayonnaise has 38 times less vitamin A than butter. Butter has 2499IU of vitamin A, while mayonnaise has 65IU.
  • Mayonnaise contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Butter, without salt and Salad dressing, mayonnaise, regular.

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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
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 0.71% 2.4% 1.8% 7.9% 6.3% 4.1% 9% 83% 0.91% 13%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more IronIron +950%
Contains more CopperCopper +18.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +130%

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
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% 5.3% 66% 3% 2.5% 4.4% 0% 10% 1.8% 15% 408% 3.8% 19%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4175%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +78.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +41.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +41.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +56.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2228.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +81.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Mayonnaise DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 44.69g 278%
Saturated fat 50.489g 11.703g 176%
Vitamin K 7µg 163µg 130%
Vitamin A 684µg 16µg 74%
Cholesterol 215mg 42mg 58%
Sodium 11mg 635mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 16.843g 16%
Fats 81.11g 74.85g 10%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 3.28mg 6%
Choline 18.8mg 34.2mg 3%
Calories 717kcal 680kcal 2%
Calcium 24mg 8mg 2%
Iron 0.02mg 0.21mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0.12µg 2%
Selenium 1µg 2.3µg 2%
Folate 3µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.172mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.019mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 7IU 1%
Protein 0.85g 0.96g 0%
Net carbs 0.06g 0.57g N/A
Carbs 0.06g 0.57g 0%
Magnesium 2mg 1mg 0%
Potassium 24mg 20mg 0%
Sugar 0.06g 0.57g N/A
Copper 0.016mg 0.019mg 0%
Phosphorus 24mg 21mg 0%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.007mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.008mg 0%
Trans fat 0.187g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.055mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.095mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.072mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.035mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.057mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.026mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g 5.331g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.125g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.03g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g 38.942g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
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
75% 22% 2%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 74.85 g
Carbs: 0.57 g
Water: 21.65 g
Other: 1.97 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +850%
Contains more WaterWater +20.7%
Contains more OtherOther +4825%
~equal in Fats ~74.85g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
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
16% 23% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.703 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 16.843 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 44.69 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +39.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1384.7%

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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. Mayonnaise - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171009/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.