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Vanilla extract vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between vanilla extract and butter

  • Vanilla extract has more manganese 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 vanilla extract.
  • Butter contains 58 times less manganese than vanilla extract. Vanilla extract contains 0.23mg of manganese, while butter contains 0.004mg.
  • Vanilla extract has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Vanilla extract 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 8.6% 3.3% 13% 4.5% 24% 3% 2.6% 1.2% 30% 0%
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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 +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +516.7%
Contains more IronIron +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +350%
Contains more ZincZinc +22.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5650%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +118.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.8% 22% 8% 2.1% 6% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +179.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +911.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +766.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +214.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vanilla extract Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.01g 50.489g 229%
Fats 0.06g 81.11g 125%
Vitamin A 0µg 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 23.43g 59%
Calories 288kcal 717kcal 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.004g 3.01g 20%
Vitamin E 0mg 2.32mg 15%
Manganese 0.23mg 0.004mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Vitamin K 0µg 7µg 6%
Copper 0.072mg 0.016mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.095mg 0.034mg 5%
Potassium 148mg 24mg 4%
Carbs 12.65g 0.06g 4%
Phosphorus 6mg 24mg 3%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0.003mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.035mg 0.11mg 2%
Protein 0.06g 0.85g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.425mg 0.042mg 2%
Magnesium 12mg 2mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.005mg 1%
Folate 0µg 3µg 1%
Iron 0.12mg 0.02mg 1%
Calcium 11mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 12.65g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 12.65g 0.06g N/A
Zinc 0.11mg 0.09mg 0%
Sodium 9mg 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
13% 53% 35%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0.06 g
Carbs: 12.65 g
Water: 52.58 g
Other: 34.65 g
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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 +20983.3%
Contains more WaterWater +193.1%
Contains more OtherOther +86525%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1316.7%
Contains more FatsFats +135083.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
42% 42% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 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 +234200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +75150%

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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. Vanilla extract - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173471/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.