Butter vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between butter and milk?

Butter is higher in vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin K, yet milk is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin D*.
Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 249% more.
Butter has 232 times more vitamin E than milk. While butter has 2.32mg of vitamin E, milk has only 0.01mg.
The amount of saturated fat in milk is lower.
The glycemic index of butter is lower.

We used Butter, without salt and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 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

Milk

Contains more CopperCopper	+60%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+33.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+420.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+525%
Contains more IronIron	+50%
Contains more ZincZinc	+366.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+295.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+230%

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

Milk

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1079.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+23100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+6900%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+444.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+228.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+176.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	0.633g	227%
Fats	81.11g	0.97g	123%
Cholesterol	215mg	5mg	70%
Vitamin A	684µg	58µg	70%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	0.277g	58%
Calories	717kcal	42kcal	34%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	0.035g	20%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.01mg	15%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.47µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.185mg	12%
Calcium	24mg	125mg	10%
Phosphorus	24mg	95mg	10%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	48 IU	6%
Vitamin D	0µg	1.2µg	6%
Vitamin K	7µg	0.1µg	6%
Protein	0.85g	3.37g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.361mg	5%
Potassium	24mg	150mg	4%
Selenium	1µg	3.3µg	4%
Zinc	0.09mg	0.42mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.037mg	3%
Carbs	0.06g	4.99g	2%
Magnesium	2mg	11mg	2%
Copper	0.016mg	0.01mg	1%
Sodium	11mg	44mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.02mg	1%
Folate	3µg	5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.12g	8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	8435kcal	125kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	238g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	0.49	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	4.99g	N/A
Iron	0.02mg	0.03mg	0%
Sugar	0.06g	5.2g	N/A
Manganese	0.004mg	0.003mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	0.093mg	0%
Choline	18.8mg	17.7mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.043mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	0.143mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	0.174mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	0.319mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	0.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.088mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	0.174mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	0.22mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.101mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.315g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.166g	0.027g	N/A