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Butter vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between butter and spread

  • Butter has more monounsaturated fat; however, spread is richer in vitamin A and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 241% more than spread.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Butter, without salt and Margarine-like spread, SMART BEAT Super Light without saturated fat.

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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
10
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%
Spread
Spread
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 1.1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 98% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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
9
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 228% 46% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3%
Spread
Spread
1
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 34% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 31% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +36.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +75.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Spread DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 2.22g 219%
Fats 81.11g 17.1g 98%
Vitamin A 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 215mg 0mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 7.6g 40%
Sodium 11mg 755mg 32%
Calories 717kcal 158kcal 28%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 3.98g 6%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 1.7mg 4%
Vitamin K 7µg 12.3µg 4%
Phosphorus 24mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 3%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Protein 0.85g 0g 2%
Calcium 24mg 2%
Copper 0.016mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 2%
Zinc 0.09mg 1%
Folate 3µg 1%
Weight per 100 calories 14g 63g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.52 5.2 N/A
Net carbs 0.06g 0g N/A
Carbs 0.06g 0g 0%
Magnesium 2mg 0%
Potassium 24mg 12mg 0%
Iron 0.02mg 0%
Sugar 0.06g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0%
Trans fat 2.45g 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 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
3
81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Spread
Spread
2
17% 81% 2%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 17.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.83 g
Other: 2.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +374.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +350.6%
Contains more OtherOther +5075%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
1
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Spread
Spread
2
16% 55% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.98 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +208.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.2%

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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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173608/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.