Butter vs. Sour cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between butter and sour cream

Butter has more fats, vitamin A, and vitamin E; however, sour cream is higher in vitamin B2, protein, calcium, phosphorus, and selenium.
Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat 209% more than sour cream.
Butter has 6 times more cholesterol than sour cream. While butter has 215mg of cholesterol, sour cream has only 35mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Butter, without salt and Sour cream, reduced fat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butter

Sour cream

Contains more CopperCopper	+60%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+487.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+779.2%
Contains more IronIron	+200%
Contains more ZincZinc	+200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+254.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+310%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butter

Sour cream

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+474.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+480%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+900%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+605.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+76.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+266.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	8.7g	190%
Fats	81.11g	14.1g	103%
Vitamin A	684µg	119µg	63%
Cholesterol	215mg	35mg	60%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	4.1g	48%
Calories	717kcal	181kcal	27%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.315g		20%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	0.5g	17%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.24mg	16%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.4mg	13%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.166g		13%
Protein	0.85g	7g	12%
Calcium	24mg	141mg	12%
Phosphorus	24mg	85mg	9%
Potassium	24mg	211mg	6%
Selenium	1µg	4.1µg	6%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.3µg	5%
Vitamin K	7µg	0.7µg	5%
Sodium	11mg	70mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.04mg	3%
Carbs	0.06g	7g	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.3µg	2%
Magnesium	2mg	11mg	2%
Zinc	0.09mg	0.27mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg		2%
Folate	3µg	11µg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.9mg	1%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	10 IU	1%
Iron	0.02mg	0.06mg	1%
Copper	0.016mg	0.01mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.02mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.12g	3.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	8435kcal	259kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	55g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	0.53	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	7g	N/A
Sugar	0.06g	0.3g	N/A
Manganese	0.004mg		0%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	0.07mg	0%
Choline	18.8mg	19.2mg	0%
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%