Milk vs. Butter oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between milk and butter oil

Milk has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, calcium, and protein; however, butter oil is higher in fats, vitamin A, and vitamin E.
Butter oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 306% more than milk.
Butter oil contains 47 times less vitamin B12 than milk. Milk contains 0.47µg of vitamin B12, while butter oil contains 0.01µg.
Milk has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Butter oil, anhydrous.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Milk

Butter oil

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3025%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+2900%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+900%
Contains more ZincZinc	+4100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+3066.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-95.5%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Milk

Butter oil

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+3600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3000%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+3510%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+3600%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+4600%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1348.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+27900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+8500%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.633g	61.924g	279%
Fats	0.97g	99.48g	152%
Vitamin A	58µg	840µg	87%
Cholesterol	5mg	256mg	84%
Monounsaturated fat	0.277g	28.732g	71%
Calories	42kcal	876kcal	42%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.035g	3.694g	24%
Vitamin E	0.01mg	2.8mg	19%
Vitamin B12	0.47µg	0.01µg	19%
Vitamin B2	0.185mg	0.005mg	14%
Phosphorus	95mg	3mg	13%
Calcium	125mg	4mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.361mg	0.01mg	7%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	8.6µg	7%
Protein	3.37g	0.28g	6%
Vitamin D*	48 IU	0 IU	6%
Vitamin D	1.2µg	0µg	6%
Selenium	3.3µg	0µg	6%
Potassium	150mg	5mg	4%
Zinc	0.42mg	0.01mg	4%
Magnesium	11mg	0mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.037mg	0.001mg	3%
Carbs	4.99g	0g	2%
Sodium	44mg	2mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.001mg	2%
Copper	0.01mg	0.001mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.093mg	0.003mg	1%
Folate	5µg	0µg	1%
Choline	17.7mg	22.3mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8g	0.03g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	125kcal	31286kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	238g	11g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.49	0.52	N/A
Net carbs	4.99g	0g	N/A
Iron	0.03mg	0mg	0%
Sugar	5.2g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.003mg	0mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.043mg	0.004mg	0%
Threonine	0.143mg	0.013mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.174mg	0.017mg	0%
Leucine	0.319mg	0.027mg	0%
Lysine	0.282mg	0.022mg	0%
Methionine	0.088mg	0.007mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.174mg	0.014mg	0%
Valine	0.22mg	0.019mg	0%
Histidine	0.101mg	0.008mg	0%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.004g		0%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.027g		0%