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Butter vs. Tortilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butter and tortilla different?

  • Butter is richer in vitamin E, while tortilla is higher in iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, phosphorus, and manganese.
  • Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 251% more than tortilla.
  • Butter contains 12 times more vitamin E than tortilla. Butter contains 2.32mg of vitamin E, while tortilla contains 0.19mg.
  • Tortilla is lower in saturated fat.
  • Tortilla has a higher glycemic index (52) than butter (0).

Butter, without salt and Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) types were used in this article.

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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
1
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 14% 21% 9.3% 143% 34% 8.7% 63% 63% 35% 91%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +191.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +337.5%
Contains more IronIron +18950%
Contains more CopperCopper +537.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +255.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +508.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1560%

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
5
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% 0% 3.8% 0% 93% 26% 77% 10% 14% 0% 1% 74% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1121.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1650%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +235.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +9721.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1900%
Contains more FolateFolate +3166.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Tortilla DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 0.296g 228%
Fats 81.11g 0.95g 123%
Vitamin A 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 0.185g 58%
Iron 0.02mg 3.81mg 47%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.37mg 30%
Selenium 1µg 16.6µg 28%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 4.125mg 26%
Calories 717kcal 237kcal 24%
Folate 3µg 98µg 24%
Sodium 11mg 482mg 20%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Carbs 0.06g 49.94g 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 0.391g 17%
Phosphorus 24mg 146mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.19mg 14%
Protein 0.85g 7.28g 13%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.268mg 11%
Copper 0.016mg 0.102mg 10%
Fiber 0g 2.4g 10%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 0.4µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.114mg 6%
Calcium 24mg 70mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.06mg 4%
Magnesium 2mg 19mg 4%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.32mg 2%
Potassium 24mg 105mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.17mg 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 47.54g N/A
Sugar 0.06g 2.75g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.06mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.182mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.286mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.53mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.157mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.375mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0.326mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.165mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g 0.019g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
1
81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
7% 50% 40% 2%
Protein: 7.28 g
Fats: 0.95 g
Carbs: 49.94 g
Water: 39.96 g
Other: 1.87 g
Contains more FatsFats +8437.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +756.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +83133.3%
Contains more WaterWater +122.7%
Contains more OtherOther +4575%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
2
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
34% 21% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.296 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.185 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.391 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12564.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +669.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

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. Tortilla - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168041/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.