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Sweet and sour vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between sweet and sour and butter

  • Sweet and sour has more manganese, vitamin C, and copper; however, butter is higher in vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B12, and vitamin K.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 252% more than sweet and sour.
  • Butter has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of sweet and sour is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve 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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
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 +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +312.5%
Contains more IronIron +950%
Contains more CopperCopper +393.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18925%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +140%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +242.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
~equal in Zinc ~0.09mg

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
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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 +860%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +345.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1666.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +68300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +23100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +78.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3400%
Contains more CholineCholine +683.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet and sour Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0g 50.489g 229%
Fats 0.02g 81.11g 125%
Vitamin A 1µg 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 23.43g 59%
Manganese 0.761mg 0.004mg 33%
Calories 150kcal 717kcal 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 3.01g 20%
Sodium 371mg 11mg 16%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 2.32mg 15%
Carbs 38.22g 0.06g 13%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Copper 0.079mg 0.016mg 7%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 7µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.005mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.003mg 4%
Choline 2.4mg 18.8mg 3%
Phosphorus 7mg 24mg 2%
Iron 0.21mg 0.02mg 2%
Potassium 99mg 24mg 2%
Folate 8µg 3µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.034mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.187mg 0.042mg 1%
Protein 0.27g 0.85g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1µg 1%
Calcium 10mg 24mg 1%
Magnesium 8mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 38.12g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 18.75g 0.06g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0g 0%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 0.11mg 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 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 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 CarbsCarbs +63600%
Contains more WaterWater +236%
Contains more OtherOther +2950%
Contains more ProteinProtein +214.8%
Contains more FatsFats +405450%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.