Butter vs. Roquefort — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between butter and roquefort

Butter is richer in vitamin A, yet roquefort is richer in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, selenium, and vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for butter is 156% higher.
Butter contains 2 times more cholesterol than roquefort. Butter contains 215mg of cholesterol, while roquefort contains 90mg.
Roquefort contains less saturated fat.
Butter has a lower glycemic index than roquefort.

Food types used in this article are Butter, without salt and Cheese, roquefort.

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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.

Butter

Roquefort

Contains less SodiumSodium

-99.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2658.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+279.2%
Contains more IronIron	+2700%
Contains more CopperCopper	+112.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2211.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1533.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1350%

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.

Butter

Roquefort

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+132.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1623.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1647.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1473.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+4033.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+276.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1533.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	19.263g	142%
Fats	81.11g	30.64g	78%
Sodium	11mg	1809mg	78%
Calcium	24mg	662mg	64%
Phosphorus	24mg	392mg	53%
Vitamin A	684µg	294µg	43%
Cholesterol	215mg	90mg	42%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.586mg	42%
Protein	0.85g	21.54g	41%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	8.474g	37%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	1.731mg	32%
Selenium	1µg	14.5µg	25%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.64µg	20%
Zinc	0.09mg	2.08mg	18%
Calories	717kcal	369kcal	17%
Vitamin E	2.32mg		15%
Folate	3µg	49µg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	1.32g	11%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.124mg	9%
Magnesium	2mg	30mg	7%
Iron	0.02mg	0.56mg	7%
Vitamin K	7µg		6%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	0.734mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.04mg	3%
Choline	18.8mg		3%
Potassium	24mg	91mg	2%
Copper	0.016mg	0.034mg	2%
Carbs	0.06g	2g	1%
Manganese	0.004mg	0.03mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.12g	5.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	8435kcal	171kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	0.51	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	2g	N/A
Sugar	0.06g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.303mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	0.965mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	1.217mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	2.114mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	1.848mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.558mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	1.023mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	1.614mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.602mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.315g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.166g		N/A