Butter vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between butter and yogurt

Butter has more vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin K, while yogurt has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, selenium, and calcium.
Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 252% higher.
The amount of saturated fat in yogurt is lower.
Butter has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of butter is 0, while the glycemic index of yogurt is 19.

The food types used in this comparison are Butter, without salt and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat.

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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

Yogurt

Contains less SodiumSodium

-69.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+358.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+487.5%
Contains more IronIron	+250%
Contains more ZincZinc	+477.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+462.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+125%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+870%

~equal in Copper ~0.017mg

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

Yogurt

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+68300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+23100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+717.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+395.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+200.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2000%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+341.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+133.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	0.117g	229%
Fats	81.11g	0.39g	124%
Vitamin A	684µg	1µg	76%
Cholesterol	215mg	5mg	70%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	0.053g	58%
Calories	717kcal	59kcal	33%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.75µg	24%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	0.012g	20%
Protein	0.85g	10.19g	19%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.278mg	19%
Phosphorus	24mg	135mg	16%
Selenium	1µg	9.7µg	16%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.01mg	15%
Calcium	24mg	110mg	9%
Vitamin K	7µg	0µg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.063mg	5%
Zinc	0.09mg	0.52mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.331mg	4%
Potassium	24mg	141mg	3%
Magnesium	2mg	11mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.023mg	2%
Carbs	0.06g	3.6g	1%
Iron	0.02mg	0.07mg	1%
Sodium	11mg	36mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	0.208mg	1%
Folate	3µg	7µg	1%
Choline	18.8mg	15.1mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.12g	17g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	8435kcal	58kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	169g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	0.56	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	3.6g	N/A
Sugar	0.06g	3.24g	N/A
Copper	0.016mg	0.017mg	0%
Manganese	0.004mg	0.009mg	0%
Trans fat		0.006g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.012mg		0%
Threonine	0.038mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg		0%
Leucine	0.083mg		0%
Lysine	0.067mg		0%
Methionine	0.021mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg		0%
Valine	0.057mg		0%
Histidine	0.023mg		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.315g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.166g	0.01g	N/A