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Corn raw vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between corn raw and butter

  • Corn raw has more vitamin B1, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, folate, phosphorus, and magnesium; however, butter has more vitamin A and vitamin E.
  • Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 251% more.
  • Corn raw has 42 times more vitamin B3 than butter. Corn raw has 1.77mg of vitamin B3, while butter has 0.042mg.
  • Corn raw is lower in saturated fat.
  • Corn raw has a higher glycemic index than butter.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Corn, sweet, yellow, raw 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 26% 0.6% 24% 20% 18% 13% 38% 2% 21% 3.3%
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 +1750%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1025%
Contains more IronIron +2500%
Contains more CopperCopper +237.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +411.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +270.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3975%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -26.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%

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 23% 3% 1.4% 0% 39% 13% 33% 43% 21% 0% 0.75% 32% 13%
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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 +3000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +61.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +551.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3000%
Contains more FolateFolate +1300%
Contains more CholineCholine +22.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3214.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2233.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn raw Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.325g 50.489g 228%
Fats 1.35g 81.11g 123%
Vitamin A 9µg 684µg 75%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 0.432g 23.43g 57%
Calories 86kcal 717kcal 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.487g 3.01g 17%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 2.32mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.155mg 0.005mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.717mg 0.11mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.77mg 0.042mg 11%
Folate 42µg 3µg 10%
Phosphorus 89mg 24mg 9%
Magnesium 37mg 2mg 8%
Fiber 2g 0g 8%
Vitamin C 6.8mg 0mg 8%
Manganese 0.163mg 0.004mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.093mg 0.003mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Potassium 270mg 24mg 7%
Iron 0.52mg 0.02mg 6%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 7µg 6%
Carbs 18.7g 0.06g 6%
Protein 3.27g 0.85g 5%
Copper 0.054mg 0.016mg 4%
Zinc 0.46mg 0.09mg 3%
Fructose 1.94g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.034mg 2%
Starch 5.7g 2%
Calcium 2mg 24mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1µg 1%
Choline 23mg 18.8mg 1%
Net carbs 16.7g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 6.26g 0.06g N/A
Sodium 15mg 11mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.129mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.129mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.067mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.185mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.089mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.014g 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.468g 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 19% 76%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.35 g
Carbs: 18.7 g
Water: 76.05 g
Other: 0.63 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 ProteinProtein +284.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31066.7%
Contains more WaterWater +323.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1475%
Contains more FatsFats +5908.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 35% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.325 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.432 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.487 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 -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5323.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +518.1%

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. Corn raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169998/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.