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Butter vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butter and veal different?

  • Butter is richer in vitamin A, while veal is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, phosphorus, selenium, and vitamin B5.
  • Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 237% more than veal.
  • Veal is lower in saturated fat.

Butter, without salt and Veal, ground, cooked, broiled 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
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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%
Veal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1304.2%
Contains more IronIron +4850%
Contains more CopperCopper +543.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +4200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +804.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +775%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1270%

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%
Veal
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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% 0% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1446.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +483.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +694.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19019%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +954.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +647.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +266.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +405.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Veal DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 3.04g 216%
Fats 81.11g 7.56g 113%
Vitamin A 684µg 0µg 76%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 2.84g 51%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 8.03mg 50%
Protein 0.85g 24.38g 47%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 1.27µg 46%
Cholesterol 215mg 103mg 37%
Zinc 0.09mg 3.87mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.39mg 30%
Phosphorus 24mg 217mg 28%
Calories 717kcal 172kcal 27%
Selenium 1µg 13.7µg 23%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 1.16mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.27mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 0.55g 16%
Choline 18.8mg 95mg 14%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.15mg 14%
Iron 0.02mg 0.99mg 12%
Copper 0.016mg 0.103mg 10%
Potassium 24mg 337mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.07mg 5%
Magnesium 2mg 24mg 5%
Vitamin K 7µg 1.2µg 5%
Sodium 11mg 83mg 3%
Folate 3µg 11µg 2%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.035mg 1%
Calcium 24mg 17mg 1%
Carbs 0.06g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.06g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.06g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.247mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 1.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 1.201mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 1.94mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 2.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.984mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 1.347mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.885mg 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
Veal
3
24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +972.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2768.2%
Contains more WaterWater +272.1%
Contains more OtherOther +3150%

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
Veal
1
47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +725%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +447.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94%

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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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/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.