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Vegetable vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are vegetable and butter different?

  • Vegetable is higher in vitamin A, fiber, manganese, vitamin K, iron, and copper; however, butter is richer in vitamin E and vitamin B12.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for butter is 252% higher.
  • Vegetable has less saturated fat.
  • Butter has a lower glycemic index (0) than vegetable (66).

Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Butter, without salt are the varieties used in this article.

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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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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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 +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +604.2%
Contains more IronIron +4000%
Contains more CopperCopper +418.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +444.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +112.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9375%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%
~equal in Calcium ~24mg

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
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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 +1320%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +252.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1926.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +37.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2366.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +235.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +533.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +28.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +219.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +510.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.031g 50.489g 229%
Fats 0.15g 81.11g 125%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 23.43g 59%
Vitamin A 214µg 684µg 52%
Calories 65kcal 717kcal 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 3.01g 20%
Fiber 4.4g 0g 18%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.004mg 16%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 7µg 14%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 2.32mg 13%
Iron 0.82mg 0.02mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.034mg 7%
Copper 0.083mg 0.016mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.005mg 6%
Magnesium 22mg 2mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 0.042mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.003mg 5%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.09mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 0mg 4%
Carbs 13.09g 0.06g 4%
Potassium 169mg 24mg 4%
Phosphorus 51mg 24mg 4%
Protein 2.86g 0.85g 4%
Folate 19µg 3µg 4%
Choline 24.1mg 18.8mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.11mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1µg 1%
Sodium 35mg 11mg 1%
Net carbs 8.69g 0.06g N/A
Calcium 25mg 24mg 0%
Sugar 3.12g 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 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
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 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 ProteinProtein +236.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21716.7%
Contains more WaterWater +363.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1575%
Contains more FatsFats +53973.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 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 -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +234200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4080.6%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.