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Butter vs. Whisky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between butter and whisky?

  • Butter is richer than whisky in vitamin A, vitamin B12, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 252% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in whisky is lower.

We used Butter, without salt and Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof types 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
7
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%
Whisky
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.09% 0.75% 4.7% 0.55% 1.3% 0% 1% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2300%
Contains more CopperCopper +14.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
~equal in Iron ~0.02mg

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
9
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%
Whisky
2
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% 0% 0% 2% 0.23% 0.94% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Whisky DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 0g 229%
Fats 81.11g 0g 125%
Vitamin A 684µg 0µg 76%
Cholesterol 215mg 0mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 0g 59%
Calories 717kcal 250kcal 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 0g 20%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Phosphorus 24mg 3mg 3%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.001mg 3%
Calcium 24mg 0mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 0µg 2%
Protein 0.85g 0g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0mg 2%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.02mg 1%
Folate 3µg 0µg 1%
Potassium 24mg 1mg 1%
Carbs 0.06g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 0.06g 0.1g N/A
Magnesium 2mg 0mg 0%
Iron 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Sugar 0.06g 0.1g N/A
Copper 0.016mg 0.014mg 0%
Sodium 11mg 0mg 0%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 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
2
81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Whisky
3
64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +66.7%
Contains more WaterWater +256.2%
Contains more OtherOther +89900%

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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. Whisky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174819/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.