Butter vs. Almond butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Significant differences between butter and almond butter

Butter has more vitamin A; however, almond butter is richer in vitamin E, copper, manganese, vitamin B2, phosphorus, magnesium, and protein.
Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 232% more than almond butter.
Almond butter contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Butter, without salt and Nuts, almond butter, plain, without salt added.

Infographic

Infographic link

Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butter

Almond butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1345.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+3016.7%
Contains more IronIron	+17350%
Contains more CopperCopper	+5737.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+3555.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+2016.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-36.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+53175%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+140%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butter

Almond butter

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+943.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+720%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+2661.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+7411.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+189.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+3333.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1666.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	4.152g	211%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	24.21mg	146%
Copper	0.016mg	0.934mg	102%
Manganese	0.004mg	2.131mg	92%
Vitamin A	684µg	0µg	76%
Cholesterol	215mg	0mg	72%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	13.613g	71%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.939mg	70%
Phosphorus	24mg	508mg	69%
Magnesium	2mg	279mg	66%
Iron	0.02mg	3.49mg	43%
Fiber	0g	10.3g	41%
Protein	0.85g	20.96g	40%
Fats	81.11g	55.5g	39%
Calcium	24mg	347mg	32%
Zinc	0.09mg	3.29mg	29%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	32.445g	23%
Potassium	24mg	748mg	21%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.315g		20%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	3.155mg	19%
Folate	3µg	53µg	13%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.166g		13%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.103mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0µg	7%
Carbs	0.06g	18.82g	6%
Vitamin K	7µg	0µg	6%
Choline	18.8mg	52.1mg	6%
Calories	717kcal	614kcal	5%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.318mg	4%
Selenium	1µg	2.4µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.041mg	3%
Protein per 100 calories	0.12g	3.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	8435kcal	293kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	16g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	11	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	8.52g	N/A
Sugar	0.06g	4.43g	N/A
Starch		0.08g	0%
Sodium	11mg	7mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.159mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	0.555mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	0.813mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	1.483mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	0.612mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.122mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	1.149mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	0.937mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.55mg	0%