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Tomato paste vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between tomato paste and butter

  • Tomato paste has more copper, iron, potassium, vitamin C, vitamin B3, fiber, and vitamin B6, while butter has more vitamin A.
  • Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 252% higher.
  • The amount of saturated fat in tomato paste is lower.
  • Butter has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of butter is 0, while the glycemic index of tomato paste is 45.

The food types used in this comparison are Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added 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 30% 11% 89% 112% 122% 17% 36% 7.7% 39% 29%
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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 +2000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4125%
Contains more IronIron +14800%
Contains more CopperCopper +2181.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +245.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7450%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +430%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.4%

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 73% 25% 86% 0% 15% 35% 58% 8.5% 50% 0% 29% 9% 21%
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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 EVitamin E +85.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +350%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7223.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +62.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +104.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +800%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato paste Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.1g 50.489g 229%
Fats 0.47g 81.11g 124%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Vitamin A 76µg 684µg 68%
Monounsaturated fat 0.067g 23.43g 58%
Copper 0.365mg 0.016mg 39%
Iron 2.98mg 0.02mg 37%
Calories 82kcal 717kcal 32%
Potassium 1014mg 24mg 29%
Vitamin C 21.9mg 0mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.16g 3.01g 19%
Vitamin B3 3.076mg 0.042mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.216mg 0.003mg 16%
Fiber 4.1g 0g 16%
Manganese 0.302mg 0.004mg 13%
Vitamin E 4.3mg 2.32mg 13%
Magnesium 42mg 2mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.153mg 0.034mg 9%
Selenium 5.3µg 1µg 8%
Phosphorus 83mg 24mg 8%
Fructose 5.85g 7%
Protein 4.32g 0.85g 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Carbs 18.91g 0.06g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.005mg 5%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.09mg 5%
Vitamin K 11.4µg 7µg 4%
Choline 38.5mg 18.8mg 4%
Sodium 59mg 11mg 2%
Folate 12µg 3µg 2%
Calcium 36mg 24mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.142mg 0.11mg 1%
Net carbs 14.81g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 12.18g 0.06g N/A
Starch 0.22g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.089mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.124mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.088mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 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
4% 19% 74% 3%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 18.91 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 2.8 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 +408.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31416.7%
Contains more WaterWater +309.7%
Contains more OtherOther +6900%
Contains more FatsFats +17157.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 20% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 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 -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +34870.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1781.3%

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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. Tomato paste - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170459/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.

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