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Butter vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butter and vegetable different?

  • Butter is higher in vitamin E and vitamin B12; however, vegetable is richer in vitamin A, fiber, manganese, vitamin K, iron, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for butter is 252% higher.
  • Butter has a lower glycemic index (0) than vegetable (66).

Butter, without salt and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt are the varieties 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +604.2%
Contains more IronIron +4000%
Contains more CopperCopper +418.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +444.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +112.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9375%
~equal in Calcium ~25mg

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%
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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +219.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +510.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1320%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +252.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1926.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +37.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2366.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +235.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +533.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +28.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Vegetable DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 0.031g 229%
Fats 81.11g 0.15g 125%
Cholesterol 215mg 0mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 0.01g 59%
Vitamin A 684µg 214µg 52%
Calories 717kcal 65kcal 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 0.072g 20%
Fiber 0g 4.4g 18%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.379mg 16%
Vitamin K 7µg 23.5µg 14%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.38mg 13%
Iron 0.02mg 0.82mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.12mg 7%
Copper 0.016mg 0.083mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.071mg 6%
Magnesium 2mg 22mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 0.851mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.074mg 5%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.49mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.2mg 4%
Carbs 0.06g 13.09g 4%
Potassium 24mg 169mg 4%
Phosphorus 24mg 51mg 4%
Protein 0.85g 2.86g 4%
Folate 3µg 19µg 4%
Choline 18.8mg 24.1mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.151mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.3µg 1%
Sodium 11mg 35mg 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 8.69g N/A
Calcium 24mg 25mg 0%
Sugar 0.06g 3.12g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.073mg 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
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more FatsFats +53973.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +236.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21716.7%
Contains more WaterWater +363.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1575%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +234200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4080.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.