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Sour cream vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sour cream and butter

  • Sour cream has more vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, potassium, and vitamin B12; however, butter is higher in vitamin A and vitamin E.
  • Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 209% more than sour cream.
  • Sour cream has 9 times more potassium than butter. While sour cream has 211mg of potassium, butter has only 24mg.
  • Sour cream has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sour cream, reduced fat 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 7.9% 42% 19% 2.3% 3.3% 7.4% 36% 9.1% 0% 22%
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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 +450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +487.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +779.2%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +254.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +310%
Contains more CopperCopper +60%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.3%

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 3% 40% 8% 4.5% 10% 55% 1.3% 0% 4.6% 38% 1.8% 8.3% 10%
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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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +605.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +76.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +474.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +480%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +900%
~equal in Choline ~18.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sour cream Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 8.7g 50.489g 190%
Fats 14.1g 81.11g 103%
Vitamin A 119µg 684µg 63%
Cholesterol 35mg 215mg 60%
Monounsaturated fat 4.1g 23.43g 48%
Calories 181kcal 717kcal 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.5g 3.01g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.24mg 0.034mg 16%
Vitamin E 0.4mg 2.32mg 13%
Calcium 141mg 24mg 12%
Protein 7g 0.85g 12%
Phosphorus 85mg 24mg 9%
Potassium 211mg 24mg 6%
Selenium 4.1µg 1µg 6%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 7µg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.17µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.005mg 3%
Sodium 70mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 2%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.09mg 2%
Folate 11µg 3µg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 2mg 2%
Carbs 7g 0.06g 2%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 0µg 2%
Iron 0.06mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.003mg 1%
Copper 0.01mg 0.016mg 1%
Vitamin D 10IU 0IU 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 7g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 0.06g N/A
Manganese 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.07mg 0.042mg 0%
Choline 19.2mg 18.8mg 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 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 14% 7% 71%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 14.1 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 71 g
Other: 0.9 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 +723.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11566.7%
Contains more WaterWater +295.8%
Contains more OtherOther +2150%
Contains more FatsFats +475.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.7 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.5 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 -82.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +471.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +502%

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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. Sour cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173442/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.