Butter vs. Fish sandwich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between butter and fish sandwiches

Butter has more vitamin A; however, fish sandwiches are richer in selenium, vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 243% more than fish sandwiches.
Fish sandwiches have 29 times less vitamin A than butter. Butter has 2499IU of vitamin A, while fish sandwiches have 87IU.
Fish sandwiches contain less saturated fat.
Fish sandwiches have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of fish sandwiches is 56, while the glycemic index of butter is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Butter, without salt and Fast foods, fish sandwich, with tartar sauce.

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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

Fish sandwich

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+54.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+758.3%
Contains more IronIron	+7400%
Contains more CopperCopper	+368.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+444.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+383.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+6500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1700%

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

Fish sandwich

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+11300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+321.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+4100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+311.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+5019%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+236.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+94.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+53.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	1.949g	221%
Fats	81.11g	12.45g	106%
Vitamin A	684µg	6µg	75%
Cholesterol	215mg	35mg	60%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	2.595g	52%
Selenium	1µg	18µg	31%
Sodium	11mg	602mg	26%
Calories	717kcal	257kcal	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	6.257g	22%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.68µg	21%
Protein	0.85g	10.29g	19%
Iron	0.02mg	1.5mg	19%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.21mg	17%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	2.15mg	13%
Phosphorus	24mg	116mg	13%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.55mg	12%
Folate	3µg	46µg	11%
Manganese	0.004mg	0.264mg	11%
Carbs	0.06g	26.69g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.14mg	8%
Copper	0.016mg	0.075mg	7%
Vitamin K	7µg	13.6µg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.37mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.07mg	5%
Magnesium	2mg	25mg	5%
Potassium	24mg	206mg	5%
Fiber	0g	1g	4%
Zinc	0.09mg	0.49mg	4%
Fructose		1.47g	2%
Choline	18.8mg	28.9mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.8mg	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Calcium	24mg	37mg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	9IU	1%
Net carbs	0.06g	25.69g	N/A
Sugar	0.06g	3.53g	N/A
Trans fat		0.08g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.012mg		0%
Threonine	0.038mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg		0%
Leucine	0.083mg		0%
Lysine	0.067mg		0%
Methionine	0.021mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg		0%
Valine	0.057mg		0%
Histidine	0.023mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.029g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.064g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.315g	0.489g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.023g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.166g	5.561g	N/A