Butter vs. Chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between butter and chocolate?

Butter is higher in vitamin A, yet chocolate is higher in copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, and zinc.
Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 160% more.
Butter has 50 times more vitamin A than chocolate. While butter has 2499 IU of vitamin A, chocolate has only 50 IU.
The amount of cholesterol in chocolate is lower.
The glycemic index of butter is lower.

We used Butter, without salt and Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids 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.

Butter

Chocolate

Contains less SodiumSodium

-54.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+7200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+2229.2%
Contains more IronIron	+40000%
Contains more CopperCopper	+6325%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+758.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35375%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+200%

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

Chocolate

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+34100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+329.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+47.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1626.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+170%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1300%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+35.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+15.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	18.519g	145%
Copper	0.016mg	1.028mg	112%
Iron	0.02mg	8.02mg	100%
Fats	81.11g	31.28g	77%
Vitamin A	684µg	2µg	76%
Cholesterol	215mg	8mg	69%
Manganese	0.004mg	1.419mg	62%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	9.54g	35%
Magnesium	2mg	146mg	34%
Fiber	0g	7g	28%
Phosphorus	24mg	206mg	26%
Carbs	0.06g	61.17g	20%
Zinc	0.09mg	2.01mg	17%
Potassium	24mg	559mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	1.092g	13%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.54mg	12%
Caffeine	0mg	43mg	11%
Calories	717kcal	546kcal	9%
Protein	0.85g	4.88g	8%
Selenium	1µg	3µg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	0.725mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.297mg	4%
Calcium	24mg	56mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.042mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.23µg	3%
Choline	18.8mg		3%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.025mg	2%
Sodium	11mg	24mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.05mg	1%
Vitamin K	7µg	8.1µg	1%
Folate	3µg		1%
Weight per 100 calories	14g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	0.57	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	54.17g	N/A
Sugar	0.06g	47.9g	N/A
Trans fat		0.112g	N/A
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 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.315g	0.085g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.166g	0.947g	N/A