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Butter vs. Spätzle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between butter and spätzle

  • Butter has more vitamin A and vitamin E; however, spätzle is higher in selenium, manganese, copper, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 250% more than spätzle.
  • Spätzle contains 119 times less vitamin A than butter. Butter contains 2499IU of vitamin A, while spätzle contains 21IU.
  • Spätzle has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Butter, without salt and Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, with added salt.

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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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 23% 33% 18% 33% 22% 41% 130%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +950%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.3%
Contains more IronIron +2900%
Contains more CopperCopper +512.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +622.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +216.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7775%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2290%

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% 2% 3.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 7.5% 16% 11% 11% 0% 5.3% 14%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +11300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1264.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +70%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +88.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +852.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +139.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1433.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +36.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Spätzle DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 0.419g 228%
Fats 81.11g 2.07g 122%
Vitamin A 684µg 6µg 75%
Cholesterol 215mg 29mg 62%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 0.581g 57%
Selenium 1µg 23.9µg 42%
Calories 717kcal 138kcal 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 0.552g 16%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.315mg 14%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.17mg 14%
Copper 0.016mg 0.098mg 9%
Carbs 0.06g 25.16g 8%
Sodium 11mg 165mg 7%
Protein 0.85g 4.54g 7%
Phosphorus 24mg 76mg 7%
Iron 0.02mg 0.6mg 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 0µg 6%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.65mg 5%
Magnesium 2mg 21mg 5%
Fiber 0g 1.2g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.263mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0.09µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.046mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 0.4mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.02mg 1%
Folate 3µg 7µg 1%
Choline 18.8mg 25.7mg 1%
Calcium 24mg 12mg 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 23.96g N/A
Potassium 24mg 38mg 0%
Sugar 0.06g 0.4g N/A
Trans fat 0.029g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.138mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.19mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.365mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.24mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.121mg 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
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +3818.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +434.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +41833.3%
Contains more WaterWater +277.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1150%

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
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3932.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +445.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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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. Spätzle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169762/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.