Dulce de Leche vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between dulce de Leche and butter

Dulce de Leche has more vitamin B2, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B5, choline, and potassium; however, butter is richer in vitamin A and vitamin E.
Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 230% more than dulce de Leche.
Butter has 15 times less potassium than dulce de Leche. Dulce de Leche has 350mg of potassium, while butter has 24mg.
Dulce de Leche contains less cholesterol.
Dulce de Leche has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of dulce de Leche is 42, while the glycemic index of butter is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Dulce de Leche and Butter, without salt.

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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.

Dulce de Leche

Butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+945.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1358.3%
Contains more IronIron	+750%
Contains more ZincZinc	+777.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+704.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+170%

Contains more CopperCopper	+300%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%

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.

Dulce de Leche

Butter

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+220%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1091.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+659.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+82.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+266.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+373.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+824.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1060%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+438.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	4.534g	50.489g	209%
Fats	7.35g	81.11g	113%
Vitamin A	74µg	684µg	68%
Cholesterol	29mg	215mg	62%
Monounsaturated fat	2.143g	23.43g	53%
Vitamin B2	0.405mg	0.034mg	29%
Phosphorus	193mg	24mg	24%
Calcium	251mg	24mg	23%
Calories	315kcal	717kcal	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.375g	3.01g	18%
Carbs	55.35g	0.06g	18%
Vitamin B5	0.835mg	0.11mg	15%
Vitamin E	0.2mg	2.32mg	14%
Choline	89.1mg	18.8mg	13%
Protein	6.84g	0.85g	12%
Potassium	350mg	24mg	10%
Zinc	0.79mg	0.09mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0.31µg	0.17µg	6%
Magnesium	22mg	2mg	5%
Sodium	129mg	11mg	5%
Vitamin K	1.3µg	7µg	5%
Selenium	2.7µg	1µg	3%
Vitamin C	2.6mg	0mg	3%
Iron	0.17mg	0.02mg	2%
Folate	11µg	3µg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.016mg	0.003mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.21mg	0.042mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.016mg	0.005mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0µg	1%
Copper	0.004mg	0.016mg	1%
Vitamin D	6IU	0IU	1%
Net carbs	55.35g	0.06g	N/A
Sugar	49.74g	0.06g	N/A
Manganese	0.002mg	0.004mg	0%
Trans fat	0.364g		N/A
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%
Fructose	0.32g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g	0.315g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.131g	2.166g	N/A