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Crème caramel vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crème caramel and butter different?

  • Crème caramel is higher in selenium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, and calcium; however, butter is richer in vitamin A and vitamin E.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for butter is 243% higher.
  • Crème caramel contains 9 times more selenium than butter. While crème caramel contains 8.7µg of selenium, butter contains only 1µg.
  • Crème caramel has less cholesterol.
  • Butter has a lower glycemic index (0) than crème caramel (65).

Desserts, flan, caramel custard, prepared-from-recipe and Butter, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 25% 10% 14% 9.3% 13% 41% 6.9% 1.3% 47%
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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 +350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +245.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +391.7%
Contains more IronIron +1800%
Contains more CopperCopper +75%
Contains more ZincZinc +422.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +770%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.2%

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 0% 15% 4.6% 0% 8% 48% 1.5% 31% 10% 45% 0.5% 6.8% 0%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +540%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +517.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +95.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +367.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +111.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1387%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +908.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3400%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crème caramel Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 1.799g 50.489g 221%
Fats 4.03g 81.11g 119%
Vitamin A 46µg 684µg 71%
Monounsaturated fat 1.266g 23.43g 55%
Cholesterol 90mg 215mg 42%
Calories 145kcal 717kcal 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.392g 3.01g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 0.034mg 14%
Selenium 8.7µg 1µg 14%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 2.32mg 14%
Phosphorus 96mg 24mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 0.17µg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.514mg 0.11mg 8%
Carbs 22.78g 0.06g 8%
Protein 4.53g 0.85g 7%
Calcium 83mg 24mg 6%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 7µg 6%
Iron 0.38mg 0.02mg 5%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.09mg 3%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Potassium 118mg 24mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.003mg 3%
Sodium 53mg 11mg 2%
Folate 9µg 3µg 2%
Magnesium 9mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.032mg 0.005mg 2%
Copper 0.028mg 0.016mg 1%
Net carbs 22.78g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 23.15g 0.06g N/A
Manganese 0.01mg 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.082mg 0.042mg 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 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g 0g 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
5% 4% 23% 68%
Protein: 4.53 g
Fats: 4.03 g
Carbs: 22.78 g
Water: 68.05 g
Other: 0.61 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 +432.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37866.7%
Contains more WaterWater +279.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1425%
Contains more FatsFats +1912.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 37% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.799 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.266 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.392 g
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 -96.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1750.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +667.9%

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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. Crème caramel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167574/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.