Butter vs. Provolone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between butter and provolone

Butter has more vitamin A; however, provolone is richer in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B2.
Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 167% more than provolone.
Provolone has 3 times less cholesterol than butter. Butter has 215mg of cholesterol, while provolone has 69mg.
Provolone has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of provolone is 27, while the glycemic index of butter is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Butter, without salt and Cheese, provolone.

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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

Provolone

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+475%
Contains more IronIron	+2500%
Contains more CopperCopper	+62.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+3488.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1966.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+150%
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

Provolone

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+189.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+908.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+218.2%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+280%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+844.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+271.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+332.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+758.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+233.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	17.078g	152%
Fats	81.11g	26.62g	84%
Calcium	24mg	756mg	73%
Phosphorus	24mg	496mg	67%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	1.46µg	54%
Vitamin A	684µg	236µg	50%
Protein	0.85g	25.58g	49%
Cholesterol	215mg	69mg	49%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	7.393g	40%
Sodium	11mg	876mg	38%
Zinc	0.09mg	3.23mg	29%
Selenium	1µg	14.5µg	25%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.321mg	22%
Calories	717kcal	351kcal	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	0.769g	15%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.23mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.476mg	7%
Magnesium	2mg	28mg	6%
Iron	0.02mg	0.52mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.073mg	5%
Vitamin K	7µg	2.2µg	4%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	20 IU	3%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.5µg	3%
Potassium	24mg	138mg	3%
Folate	3µg	10µg	2%
Carbs	0.06g	2.14g	1%
Copper	0.016mg	0.026mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.019mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	0.156mg	1%
Choline	18.8mg	15.4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.12g	7.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	8435kcal	137kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	0.48	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	2.14g	N/A
Sugar	0.06g	0.56g	N/A
Manganese	0.004mg	0.01mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.345mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	0.982mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	1.091mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	2.297mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	2.646mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.686mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	1.287mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	1.64mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	1.115mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.315g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.166g		N/A