Spread vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between spread and butter
- Spread has more vitamin A and polyunsaturated fat; however, butter is richer in monounsaturated fat.
- Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 241% more than spread.
- Butter has 69 times less sodium than spread. Spread has 755mg of sodium, while butter has 11mg.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Margarine-like spread, SMART BEAT Super Light without saturated 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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +100% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.5% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +75.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +36.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Saturated fat | 2.22g | 50.489g | 219% |
| Fats | 17.1g | 81.11g | 98% |
| Vitamin A | 684µg | 76% | |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 215mg | 72% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 7.6g | 23.43g | 40% |
| Sodium | 755mg | 11mg | 32% |
| Calories | 158kcal | 717kcal | 28% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.17µg | 7% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 3.98g | 3.01g | 6% |
| Vitamin E | 1.7mg | 2.32mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 12.3µg | 7µg | 4% |
| Choline | 18.8mg | 3% | |
| Phosphorus | 0mg | 24mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.034mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.11mg | 2% | |
| Protein | 0g | 0.85g | 2% |
| Calcium | 24mg | 2% | |
| Copper | 0.016mg | 2% | |
| Selenium | 1µg | 2% | |
| Zinc | 0.09mg | 1% | |
| Folate | 3µg | 1% | |
| Carbs | 0g | 0.06g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 0g | 0.06g | N/A |
| Magnesium | 2mg | 0% | |
| Potassium | 12mg | 24mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.02mg | 0% | |
| Sugar | 0g | 0.06g | N/A |
| Manganese | 0.004mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.005mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.042mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.003mg | 0% | |
| Trans fat | 2.45g | N/A | |
| 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
| Contains more WaterWater | +350.6% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +5075% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +374.3% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -95.6% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +32.2% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +208.3% |
