Butter vs. Duck egg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between butter and duck eggs

Butter has more vitamin A; however, duck eggs are higher in vitamin B12, selenium, iron, choline, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 234% more than duck eggs.
Butter has 4 times more vitamin A than duck eggs. While butter has 2499 IU of vitamin A, duck eggs have only 674 IU.
Duck eggs have less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Butter, without salt and Egg, duck, whole, fresh, raw.

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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

Duck egg

Contains less SodiumSodium

-92.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+750%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+825%
Contains more IronIron	+19150%
Contains more CopperCopper	+287.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1466.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+816.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+850%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+3540%

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

Duck egg

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+252.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+73.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1650%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3020%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1088.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+376.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1592.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+8233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+3076.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2566.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	215mg	884mg	223%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	5.4µg	218%
Saturated fat	50.489g	3.681g	213%
Fats	81.11g	13.77g	104%
Selenium	1µg	36.4µg	64%
Vitamin A	684µg	194µg	54%
Iron	0.02mg	3.85mg	48%
Choline	18.8mg	263.4mg	44%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	6.525g	42%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	1.862mg	35%
Phosphorus	24mg	220mg	28%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.404mg	28%
Calories	717kcal	185kcal	27%
Protein	0.85g	12.81g	24%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.25mg	19%
Folate	3µg	80µg	19%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.156mg	13%
Zinc	0.09mg	1.41mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	1.223g	12%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	69 IU	9%
Vitamin D	0µg	1.7µg	9%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	1.34mg	7%
Potassium	24mg	222mg	6%
Sodium	11mg	146mg	6%
Vitamin K	7µg	0.4µg	6%
Copper	0.016mg	0.062mg	5%
Magnesium	2mg	17mg	4%
Calcium	24mg	64mg	4%
Manganese	0.004mg	0.038mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	0.2mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.12g	6.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	8435kcal	144kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	54g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	2.1	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	1.45g	N/A
Carbs	0.06g	1.45g	0%
Sugar	0.06g	0.93g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.26mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	0.736mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	0.598mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	1.097mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	0.951mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.576mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	0.84mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	0.885mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.32mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.315g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.166g		N/A