Butter vs. Swiss cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between butter and Swiss cheese

Butter has more fats and vitamin A; however, Swiss cheese is higher in vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, protein, selenium, and zinc.
Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 161% more than Swiss cheese.
Swiss cheese contains 3 times less fats than butter. Butter contains 81.11g of fats, while Swiss cheese contains 30.99g.
Swiss cheese has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of Swiss cheese is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Butter, without salt and Cheese, swiss.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butter

Swiss cheese

Contains less SodiumSodium

-94.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3608.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+200%
Contains more IronIron	+550%
Contains more CopperCopper	+193.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+4755.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+2291.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+550%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2900%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butter

Swiss cheese

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+137.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+286.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+400%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+788.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+52.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+220.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1700%
Contains more FolateFolate	+233.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	18.227g	147%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	3.06µg	120%
Calcium	24mg	890mg	87%
Phosphorus	24mg	574mg	79%
Fats	81.11g	30.99g	77%
Selenium	1µg	30µg	53%
Protein	0.85g	26.96g	52%
Vitamin A	684µg	288µg	44%
Cholesterol	215mg	93mg	41%
Zinc	0.09mg	4.37mg	39%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	8.046g	38%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.302mg	21%
Calories	717kcal	393kcal	16%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.315g	0.125g	12%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.6mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	1.341g	11%
Sodium	11mg	187mg	8%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.166g	0.734g	8%
Magnesium	2mg	33mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.353mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.071mg	5%
Vitamin K	7µg	1.4µg	5%
Copper	0.016mg	0.047mg	3%
Folate	3µg	10µg	2%
Potassium	24mg	72mg	1%
Iron	0.02mg	0.13mg	1%
Manganese	0.004mg	0.026mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.011mg	1%
Choline	18.8mg	15.5mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.12g	6.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	8435kcal	146kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	25g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	0.52	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	1.44g	N/A
Carbs	0.06g	1.44g	0%
Sugar	0.06g	0g	N/A
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	0.064mg	0%
Trans fat		0.987g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.401mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	1.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	1.537mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	2.959mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	2.585mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.784mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	1.662mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	2.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	1.065mg	0%
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.032g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.007g	N/A