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Fruit preserves vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fruit preserves and butter

  • Fruit preserves have more vitamin C, copper, and iron; however, butter has more vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B12, and vitamin K.
  • Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 252% more.
  • Fruit preserves are lower in saturated fat.
  • Fruit preserves have a higher glycemic index than butter.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Jams and preserves 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 6% 6.8% 18% 33% 1.6% 8.1% 4.2% 5.2% 11%
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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 +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +220.8%
Contains more IronIron +2350%
Contains more CopperCopper +525%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.6%

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 29% 0% 2.4% 0% 4% 18% 0.68% 1.2% 4.6% 0% 0% 8.3% 5.6%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +123.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +566.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +84.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruit preserves Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.01g 50.489g 229%
Fats 0.07g 81.11g 125%
Vitamin A 0µg 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 0.038g 23.43g 58%
Carbs 68.86g 0.06g 23%
Calories 278kcal 717kcal 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 3.01g 20%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 2.32mg 15%
Vitamin C 8.8mg 0mg 10%
Copper 0.1mg 0.016mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Vitamin K 0µg 7µg 6%
Iron 0.49mg 0.02mg 6%
Fiber 1.1g 0g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.034mg 3%
Choline 10.2mg 18.8mg 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.004mg 2%
Selenium 2µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.02mg 0.11mg 2%
Potassium 77mg 24mg 2%
Folate 11µg 3µg 2%
Sodium 32mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.016mg 0.005mg 1%
Protein 0.37g 0.85g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.003mg 1%
Phosphorus 19mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 67.76g 0.06g N/A
Magnesium 4mg 2mg 0%
Calcium 20mg 24mg 0%
Sugar 48.5g 0.06g N/A
Zinc 0.06mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.036mg 0.042mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.023mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.037mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.021mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 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
69% 30%
Protein: 0.37 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 68.86 g
Water: 30.47 g
Other: 0.23 g
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 CarbsCarbs +114666.7%
Contains more WaterWater +69.8%
Contains more OtherOther +475%
Contains more ProteinProtein +129.7%
Contains more FatsFats +115771.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.038 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 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 -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +61557.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%

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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. Fruit preserves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169641/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.