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Butter vs. Tuna salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between butter and tuna salad

  • Butter has more vitamin A; however, tuna salad is higher in selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, phosphorus, copper, and iron.
  • Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 245% more than tuna salad.
  • Butter has 26 times more vitamin A than tuna salad. While butter has 2499IU of vitamin A, tuna salad has only 97IU.
  • Tuna salad has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Butter, without salt and Fish, tuna salad.

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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 14% 5.1% 16% 38% 48% 15% 76% 52% 5.2% 225%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +850%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +641.7%
Contains more IronIron +4900%
Contains more CopperCopper +806.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +522.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +641.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4020%

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 7.3% 8% 0% 0% 7.8% 16% 126% 16% 19% 150% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2750%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +520%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +105.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15852.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +136.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +605.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Tuna salad DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 1.544g 222%
Fats 81.11g 9.26g 111%
Vitamin A 684µg 24µg 73%
Selenium 1µg 41.2µg 73%
Cholesterol 215mg 13mg 67%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 2.887g 51%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 1.2µg 43%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 6.7mg 42%
Protein 0.85g 16.04g 30%
Calories 717kcal 187kcal 27%
Phosphorus 24mg 178mg 22%
Sodium 11mg 402mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Copper 0.016mg 0.145mg 14%
Iron 0.02mg 1mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 4.122g 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.081mg 6%
Potassium 24mg 178mg 5%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.56mg 4%
Magnesium 2mg 19mg 4%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.07mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.26mg 3%
Carbs 0.06g 9.41g 3%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.031mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.2mg 2%
Folate 3µg 8µg 1%
Calcium 24mg 17mg 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 9.41g N/A
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.18mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.701mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.739mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 1.293mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 1.457mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.47mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.626mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0.824mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.467mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.055g N/A
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
16% 9% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 16.04 g
Fats: 9.26 g
Carbs: 9.41 g
Water: 63.16 g
Other: 2.13 g
Contains more FatsFats +775.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1787.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15583.3%
Contains more WaterWater +252.1%
Contains more OtherOther +5225%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
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
18% 34% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.544 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.887 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.122 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +711.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +36.9%

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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. Tuna salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175160/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.