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Chinese cuisine vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chinese cuisine and butter different?

  • Chinese cuisine is richer in vitamin K, iron, vitamin B12, vitamin C, zinc, and vitamin B6, while butter is higher in vitamin A.
  • Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 248% more than chinese cuisine.
  • Butter is lower in sodium.
  • Chinese cuisine has a higher glycemic index (60) than butter (0).

Restaurant, Chinese, beef, and vegetables and Butter, without salt 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 6.6% 18% 42% 16% 41% 33% 53% 19% 37%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +750%
Contains more IronIron +5450%
Contains more CopperCopper +206.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1566.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +216.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3575%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +570%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.3%
~equal in Calcium ~24mg

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.
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 39% 21% 16% 1.5% 8.3% 13% 25% 27% 37% 60% 128% 34% 19%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +560%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +61.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3042.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +302.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +182.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +632.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more CholineCholine +83.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +985.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +182.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cuisine Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.978g 50.489g 225%
Fats 5.3g 81.11g 117%
Vitamin A 63µg 684µg 69%
Cholesterol 14mg 215mg 67%
Monounsaturated fat 1.217g 23.43g 56%
Vitamin K 51.3µg 7µg 37%
Calories 105kcal 717kcal 31%
Sodium 409mg 11mg 17%
Iron 1.11mg 0.02mg 14%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 0mg 13%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.09mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0.17µg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.003mg 12%
Protein 7.08g 0.85g 12%
Folate 45µg 3µg 11%
Selenium 6.7µg 1µg 10%
Vitamin E 0.82mg 2.32mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.32mg 0.042mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.443mg 0.11mg 7%
Phosphorus 76mg 24mg 7%
Fiber 1.5g 0g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.13g 3.01g 6%
Manganese 0.147mg 0.004mg 6%
Potassium 204mg 24mg 5%
Copper 0.049mg 0.016mg 4%
Magnesium 15mg 2mg 3%
Choline 34.5mg 18.8mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.005mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.034mg 2%
Carbs 7.29g 0.06g 2%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Starch 1.82g 1%
Net carbs 5.79g 0.06g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Calcium 22mg 24mg 0%
Sugar 2.41g 0.06g N/A
Trans fat 0.058g N/A
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.313mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.525mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.552mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.158mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.317mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.327mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.207mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.264g 0.315g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.803g 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 5% 7% 79%
Protein: 7.08 g
Fats: 5.3 g
Carbs: 7.29 g
Water: 78.82 g
Other: 1.51 g
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +732.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12050%
Contains more WaterWater +339.4%
Contains more OtherOther +3675%
Contains more FatsFats +1430.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 28% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.978 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.217 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.13 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1825.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +41.3%

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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. Chinese cuisine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168072/nutrients
  2. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.