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Butter vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between butter and sweet and sour

  • Butter has more vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B12, and vitamin K; however, sweet, and sour is higher in manganese, vitamin C, and copper.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 252% more than sweet and sour.
  • Sweet and sour has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of sweet and sour is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Butter, without salt and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +140%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +242.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +312.5%
Contains more IronIron +950%
Contains more CopperCopper +393.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18925%
~equal in Zinc ~0.09mg

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +68300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +23100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +78.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3400%
Contains more CholineCholine +683.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +860%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +345.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1666.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 0g 229%
Fats 81.11g 0.02g 125%
Vitamin A 684µg 1µg 76%
Cholesterol 215mg 0mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 0g 59%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.761mg 33%
Calories 717kcal 150kcal 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 0g 20%
Sodium 11mg 371mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.01mg 15%
Carbs 0.06g 38.22g 13%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0µg 7%
Copper 0.016mg 0.079mg 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 0.2µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.048mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.053mg 4%
Choline 18.8mg 2.4mg 3%
Phosphorus 24mg 7mg 2%
Iron 0.02mg 0.21mg 2%
Potassium 24mg 99mg 2%
Folate 3µg 8µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.019mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 0.187mg 1%
Protein 0.85g 0.27g 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.4µg 1%
Calcium 24mg 10mg 1%
Magnesium 2mg 8mg 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 0.06g 18.75g N/A
Fiber 0g 0.1g 0%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.093mg 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%
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
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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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +214.8%
Contains more FatsFats +405450%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +63600%
Contains more WaterWater +236%
Contains more OtherOther +2950%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.