Greek yogurt vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Greek yogurt and butter different?

Greek yogurt is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, selenium, and calcium, while butter is higher in vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin K.
Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 240% more than Greek yogurt.
Greek yogurt contains 10 times more selenium than butter. Greek yogurt contains 9.7µg of selenium, while butter contains 1µg.
Greek yogurt is lower in cholesterol.
Greek yogurt has a higher glycemic index (12) than butter (0).

Yogurt, Greek, plain, whole milk 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.

Greek yogurt

Butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+316.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+487.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+477.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+462.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+125%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+870%

Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-68.6%

~equal in Copper ~0.016mg

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.

Greek yogurt

Butter

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+717.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+395.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+200.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2000%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+341.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+34100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+23100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+24.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.395g	50.489g	219%
Fats	5g	81.11g	117%
Vitamin A	2µg	684µg	76%
Cholesterol	13mg	215mg	67%
Monounsaturated fat	2.136g	23.43g	53%
Calories	97kcal	717kcal	31%
Vitamin B12	0.75µg	0.17µg	24%
Vitamin B2	0.278mg	0.034mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.469g	3.01g	17%
Protein	9g	0.85g	16%
Selenium	9.7µg	1µg	16%
Phosphorus	135mg	24mg	16%
Vitamin E	0.01mg	2.32mg	15%
Calcium	100mg	24mg	8%
Vitamin K	0µg	7µg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.063mg	0.003mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.331mg	0.11mg	4%
Zinc	0.52mg	0.09mg	4%
Potassium	141mg	24mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.005mg	2%
Magnesium	11mg	2mg	2%
Choline	15.1mg	18.8mg	1%
Folate	5µg	3µg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.208mg	0.042mg	1%
Sodium	35mg	11mg	1%
Carbs	3.98g	0.06g	1%
Net carbs	3.98g	0.06g	N/A
Iron	0mg	0.02mg	0%
Sugar	4g	0.06g	N/A
Copper	0.017mg	0.016mg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.004mg	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 - DHA	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.023g	0.315g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.209g	2.166g	N/A