Butter vs. Limburger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butter and Limburger different?

Butter is higher in vitamin A; however, Limburger is richer in phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, and vitamin B5.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for butter is 169% higher.
Butter contains 2 times more cholesterol than Limburger. While butter contains 215mg of cholesterol, Limburger contains only 90mg.
Limburger has less saturated fat.
Butter has a lower glycemic index (0) than Limburger (27).

Butter, without salt and Cheese, limburger are the varieties used 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

Limburger

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+950%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1970.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+433.3%
Contains more IronIron	+550%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1537.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+850%
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

Limburger

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+101.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+908.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+204.3%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1379.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+276.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+970%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+511.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1833.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	16.746g	153%
Fats	81.11g	27.25g	83%
Phosphorus	24mg	393mg	53%
Calcium	24mg	497mg	47%
Cholesterol	215mg	90mg	42%
Protein	0.85g	20.05g	38%
Vitamin A	684µg	340µg	38%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	8.606g	37%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.503mg	36%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	1.04µg	36%
Sodium	11mg	800mg	34%
Selenium	1µg	14.5µg	25%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	1.177mg	21%
Calories	717kcal	327kcal	20%
Zinc	0.09mg	2.1mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	0.495g	17%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.23mg	14%
Folate	3µg	58µg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.08mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.086mg	6%
Magnesium	2mg	21mg	5%
Vitamin K	7µg	2.3µg	4%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	20 IU	3%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.5µg	3%
Potassium	24mg	128mg	3%
Iron	0.02mg	0.13mg	1%
Copper	0.016mg	0.021mg	1%
Manganese	0.004mg	0.038mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	0.158mg	1%
Choline	18.8mg	15.4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.12g	6.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	8435kcal	163kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	0.54	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	0.49g	N/A
Carbs	0.06g	0.49g	0%
Sugar	0.06g	0.49g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.289mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	0.739mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	1.219mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	2.093mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	1.675mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.619mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	1.116mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	1.439mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.578mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.315g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.166g		N/A