Butter vs. Swiss cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between butter and Swiss cheese

Butter has more vitamin A and vitamin E; however, Swiss cheese is higher in vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B2.
Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 161% more than Swiss cheese.
Swiss cheese contains 4 times less vitamin E than butter. Butter contains 2.32mg of vitamin E, while Swiss cheese contains 0.6mg.
Swiss cheese has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of Swiss cheese is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Butter, without salt and Cheese, swiss.

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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

Swiss cheese

Contains less SodiumSodium

-94.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3608.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+200%
Contains more IronIron	+550%
Contains more CopperCopper	+193.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+4755.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+2291.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+550%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2900%

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

Swiss cheese

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+137.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+286.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+400%
Contains more CholineCholine	+21.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+788.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+52.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+220.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1700%
Contains more FolateFolate	+233.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	18.227g	147%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	3.06µg	120%
Calcium	24mg	890mg	87%
Phosphorus	24mg	574mg	79%
Fats	81.11g	30.99g	77%
Selenium	1µg	30µg	53%
Protein	0.85g	26.96g	52%
Vitamin A	684µg	288µg	44%
Cholesterol	215mg	93mg	41%
Zinc	0.09mg	4.37mg	39%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	8.046g	38%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.302mg	21%
Calories	717kcal	393kcal	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	1.341g	11%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.6mg	11%
Sodium	11mg	187mg	8%
Magnesium	2mg	33mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.353mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.071mg	5%
Vitamin K	7µg	1.4µg	5%
Copper	0.016mg	0.047mg	3%
Folate	3µg	10µg	2%
Choline	18.8mg	15.5mg	1%
Manganese	0.004mg	0.026mg	1%
Iron	0.02mg	0.13mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.011mg	1%
Potassium	24mg	72mg	1%
Carbs	0.06g	1.44g	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	1.44g	N/A
Sugar	0.06g	0g	N/A
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	0.064mg	0%
Trans fat		0.987g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.401mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	1.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	1.537mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	2.959mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	2.585mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.784mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	1.662mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	2.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	1.065mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.315g	0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.032g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.166g	0.734g	N/A