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Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, self-rising, enriched vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wheat flour, white, all-purpose, self-rising, enriched and butter?

  • Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, self-rising, enriched is higher in phosphorus, selenium, iron, vitamin B1, folate, and manganese, yet butter is higher in vitamin A.
  • Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 252% more.
  • Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, self-rising, enriched has 250 times more manganese than butter. While wheat flour, white, all-purpose, self-rising, enriched has 1mg of manganese, butter has only 0.004mg.
  • The amount of sodium in butter is lower.

We used Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, self-rising, enriched and Butter, without salt types 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 14% 101% 11% 175% 37% 17% 255% 156% 130% 188%
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 +850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1308.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +416.7%
Contains more IronIron +23250%
Contains more CopperCopper +600%
Contains more ZincZinc +588.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2379.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3340%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%

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% 1% 0% 169% 96% 109% 26% 12% 0% 0.75% 147% 5.7%
Butter
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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 +13380%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1117.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13785.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +298.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1566.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +6433.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4540%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2233.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +80.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, self-rising, enriched Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.154g 50.489g 229%
Fats 0.97g 81.11g 123%
Phosphorus 595mg 24mg 82%
Vitamin A 0µg 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Selenium 34.4µg 1µg 61%
Monounsaturated fat 0.086g 23.43g 58%
Iron 4.67mg 0.02mg 58%
Vitamin B1 0.674mg 0.005mg 56%
Sodium 1193mg 11mg 51%
Folate 196µg 3µg 48%
Manganese 1mg 0.004mg 43%
Vitamin B3 5.832mg 0.042mg 36%
Calcium 338mg 24mg 31%
Vitamin B2 0.414mg 0.034mg 29%
Carbs 74.22g 0.06g 25%
Protein 9.89g 0.85g 18%
Calories 354kcal 717kcal 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.41g 3.01g 17%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 2.32mg 15%
Copper 0.112mg 0.016mg 11%
Fiber 2.7g 0g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.438mg 0.11mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 7µg 6%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.09mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.003mg 4%
Magnesium 19mg 2mg 4%
Potassium 124mg 24mg 3%
Choline 10.4mg 18.8mg 2%
Net carbs 71.52g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 0.22g 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.269mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.342mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.68mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.498mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.397mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.22mg 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
10% 74% 11% 4%
Protein: 9.89 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 74.22 g
Water: 10.59 g
Other: 4.33 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 +1063.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +123600%
Contains more OtherOther +10725%
Contains more FatsFats +8261.9%
Contains more WaterWater +69.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.154 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.086 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.41 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 -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27144.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +634.1%

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. Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, self-rising, enriched - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168895/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.