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Shallot vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between shallot and butter

  • Shallot has more vitamin B6, iron, fiber, manganese, potassium, and vitamin C; however, butter has more vitamin A and vitamin E.
  • Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 252% more.
  • Shallot is lower in saturated fat.
  • Shallot has a higher glycemic index than butter.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Shallots, 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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
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 +950%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +54.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1291.7%
Contains more IronIron +5900%
Contains more CopperCopper +450%
Contains more ZincZinc +344.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +150%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20%
~equal in Sodium ~11mg

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
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 +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +376.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +163.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11400%
Contains more FolateFolate +1033.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +70%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +775%
Contains more CholineCholine +66.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.017g 50.489g 229%
Fats 0.1g 81.11g 125%
Vitamin A 0µg 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 23.43g 59%
Calories 72kcal 717kcal 32%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.003mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 3.01g 20%
Iron 1.2mg 0.02mg 15%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 2.32mg 15%
Fiber 3.2g 0g 13%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.004mg 13%
Potassium 334mg 24mg 9%
Vitamin C 8mg 0mg 9%
Copper 0.088mg 0.016mg 8%
Folate 34µg 3µg 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Carbs 16.8g 0.06g 6%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 7µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.005mg 5%
Magnesium 21mg 2mg 5%
Phosphorus 60mg 24mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.11mg 4%
Protein 2.5g 0.85g 3%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.09mg 3%
Choline 11.3mg 18.8mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.034mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.042mg 1%
Calcium 37mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 13.6g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 7.87g 0.06g N/A
Sodium 12mg 11mg 0%
Selenium 1.2µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 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
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 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 +194.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27900%
Contains more WaterWater +344.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1900%
Contains more FatsFats +81010%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 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 -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +167257.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7617.9%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.