Camembert vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between camembert and butter

Camembert has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and selenium; however, butter has more vitamin A.
Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 176% more.
Camembert has 77 times more sodium than butter. Camembert has 842mg of sodium, while butter has 11mg.
Camembert has a higher glycemic index than butter.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, camembert and Butter, without salt.

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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.

Camembert

Butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1516.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+679.2%
Contains more IronIron	+1550%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2544.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1345.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+850%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1350%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98.7%

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.

Camembert

Butter

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+460%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1335.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1140%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+7466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+664.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1966.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+183.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1004.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+250%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	15.259g	50.489g	160%
Fats	24.26g	81.11g	87%
Vitamin A	241µg	684µg	49%
Cholesterol	72mg	215mg	48%
Vitamin B12	1.3µg	0.17µg	47%
Phosphorus	347mg	24mg	46%
Monounsaturated fat	7.023g	23.43g	41%
Protein	19.8g	0.85g	38%
Calcium	388mg	24mg	36%
Sodium	842mg	11mg	36%
Vitamin B2	0.488mg	0.034mg	35%
Selenium	14.5µg	1µg	25%
Vitamin B5	1.364mg	0.11mg	25%
Calories	300kcal	717kcal	21%
Zinc	2.38mg	0.09mg	21%
Vitamin B6	0.227mg	0.003mg	17%
Folate	62µg	3µg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.724g	3.01g	15%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	2.32mg	14%
Potassium	187mg	24mg	5%
Magnesium	20mg	2mg	4%
Iron	0.33mg	0.02mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.63mg	0.042mg	4%
Vitamin K	2µg	7µg	4%
Vitamin D*	18 IU	0 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.028mg	0.005mg	2%
Copper	0.021mg	0.016mg	1%
Manganese	0.038mg	0.004mg	1%
Choline	15.4mg	18.8mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.6g	0.12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	152kcal	8435kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	33g	14g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	0.52	N/A
Net carbs	0.46g	0.06g	N/A
Carbs	0.46g	0.06g	0%
Sugar	0.46g	0.06g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.307mg	0.012mg	0%
Threonine	0.717mg	0.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.968mg	0.051mg	0%
Leucine	1.84mg	0.083mg	0%
Lysine	1.766mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.565mg	0.021mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.105mg	0.041mg	0%
Valine	1.279mg	0.057mg	0%
Histidine	0.683mg	0.023mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.315g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.166g	N/A