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True morels vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between true morels and butter

  • True morels have more iron, copper, vitamin D, manganese, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2; however, butter is higher in vitamin A.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 252% more than true morels.
  • True morels have less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of true morels is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Mushrooms, morel, 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 14% 13% 36% 457% 208% 55% 83% 2.7% 77% 12%
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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 +850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +79.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1612.5%
Contains more IronIron +60800%
Contains more CopperCopper +3806.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2155.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +708.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14575%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +120%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.6%

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 0% 0% 0% 77% 17% 47% 42% 26% 31% 0% 0% 6.8% 0%
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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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1280%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +502.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5261.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4433.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient True morels Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.065g 50.489g 229%
Iron 12.18mg 0.02mg 152%
Fats 0.57g 81.11g 124%
Vitamin A 0µg 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 215mg 72%
Copper 0.625mg 0.016mg 68%
Monounsaturated fat 0.052g 23.43g 58%
Calories 31kcal 717kcal 34%
Vitamin D 206IU 0IU 26%
Vitamin D 5.1µg 0µg 26%
Manganese 0.587mg 0.004mg 25%
Phosphorus 194mg 24mg 24%
Zinc 2.03mg 0.09mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.433g 3.01g 17%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.252mg 0.042mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.205mg 0.034mg 13%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Potassium 411mg 24mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.136mg 0.003mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.44mg 0.11mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.069mg 0.005mg 5%
Protein 3.12g 0.85g 5%
Magnesium 19mg 2mg 4%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Selenium 2.2µg 1µg 2%
Calcium 43mg 24mg 2%
Folate 9µg 3µg 2%
Carbs 5.1g 0.06g 2%
Net carbs 2.3g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 0.6g 0.06g N/A
Sodium 21mg 11mg 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 - ALA 0g 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.215g 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.12 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 89.61 g
Other: 1.6 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 +267.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +8400%
Contains more WaterWater +399.5%
Contains more OtherOther +3900%
Contains more FatsFats +14129.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 9% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.052 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.433 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 -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +44957.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +595.2%

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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. True morels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168423/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.