Quail eggs vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between quail eggs and butter

Quail eggs have more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, iron, choline, and vitamin B5; however, butter is higher in fats and vitamin A.
Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 235% more than quail eggs.
Butter contains 183 times less iron than quail eggs. Quail eggs contain 3.65mg of iron, while butter contains 0.02mg.
Butter has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Egg, quail, whole, fresh, raw and Butter, without salt.

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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.

Quail eggs

Butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+450%
Contains more IronIron	+18150%
Contains more CopperCopper	+287.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1533.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+841.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+850%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+3100%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-92.2%

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.

Quail eggs

Butter

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+2223.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+257.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1500.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+4900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+829.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2100%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+338.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+114.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2233.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	3.557g	50.489g	213%
Cholesterol	844mg	215mg	210%
Fats	11.09g	81.11g	108%
Vitamin A	156µg	684µg	59%
Vitamin B12	1.58µg	0.17µg	59%
Vitamin B2	0.79mg	0.034mg	58%
Selenium	32µg	1µg	56%
Monounsaturated fat	4.324g	23.43g	48%
Iron	3.65mg	0.02mg	45%
Choline	263.4mg	18.8mg	44%
Vitamin B5	1.761mg	0.11mg	33%
Phosphorus	226mg	24mg	29%
Calories	158kcal	717kcal	28%
Protein	13.05g	0.85g	24%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.315g	20%
Folate	66µg	3µg	16%
Zinc	1.47mg	0.09mg	13%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.166g	13%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.003mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.324g	3.01g	11%
Vitamin B1	0.13mg	0.005mg	10%
Vitamin E	1.08mg	2.32mg	8%
Vitamin D*	55 IU	0 IU	7%
Vitamin D	1.4µg	0µg	7%
Sodium	141mg	11mg	6%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	7µg	6%
Copper	0.062mg	0.016mg	5%
Calcium	64mg	24mg	4%
Magnesium	13mg	2mg	3%
Potassium	132mg	24mg	3%
Manganese	0.038mg	0.004mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.15mg	0.042mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.3g	0.12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	121kcal	8435kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	63g	14g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	0.52	N/A
Net carbs	0.41g	0.06g	N/A
Carbs	0.41g	0.06g	0%
Sugar	0.4g	0.06g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.209mg	0.012mg	0%
Threonine	0.641mg	0.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.816mg	0.051mg	0%
Leucine	1.146mg	0.083mg	0%
Lysine	0.881mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.421mg	0.021mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.737mg	0.041mg	0%
Valine	0.94mg	0.057mg	0%
Histidine	0.315mg	0.023mg	0%