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Whisky vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between whisky and butter?

  • Butter is richer than whisky in vitamin A, vitamin B12, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 252% more.

We used Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof 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.
Whisky
Whisky
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.09% 0.75% 4.7% 0.55% 1.3% 0% 1% 0%
Butter
Butter
7
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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2300%
Contains more CopperCopper +14.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Iron ~0.02mg

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.
Whisky
Whisky
2
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% 0.23% 0.94% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Butter
Butter
9
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 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Whisky Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0g 50.489g 229%
Fats 0g 81.11g 125%
Vitamin A 0µg 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 23.43g 59%
Calories 250kcal 717kcal 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 3.01g 20%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Phosphorus 3mg 24mg 3%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.034mg 3%
Calcium 0mg 24mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 1µg 2%
Protein 0g 0.85g 2%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.11mg 2%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.09mg 1%
Folate 0µg 3µg 1%
Potassium 1mg 24mg 1%
Carbs 0.1g 0.06g 0%
Net carbs 0.1g 0.06g N/A
Magnesium 0mg 2mg 0%
Iron 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Sugar 0.1g 0.06g N/A
Copper 0.014mg 0.016mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 11mg 0%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.05mg 0.042mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.003mg 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
Whisky
Whisky
3
64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Butter
Butter
2
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 +66.7%
Contains more WaterWater +256.2%
Contains more OtherOther +89900%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%

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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. Whisky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174819/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.