Limburger vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Limburger and butter different?

Limburger is higher in phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, and vitamin B5; however, butter is richer in vitamin A.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for butter is 169% higher.
Limburger contains 73 times more sodium than butter. While Limburger contains 800mg of sodium, butter contains only 11mg.
Butter has a lower glycemic index (0) than Limburger (27).

Cheese, limburger and Butter, without salt are the varieties used 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.

Limburger

Butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+950%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1970.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+433.3%
Contains more IronIron	+550%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1537.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+850%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1350%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98.6%

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.

Limburger

Butter

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1379.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+276.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+970%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+511.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1833.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+101.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+908.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+204.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	16.746g	50.489g	153%
Fats	27.25g	81.11g	83%
Phosphorus	393mg	24mg	53%
Calcium	497mg	24mg	47%
Cholesterol	90mg	215mg	42%
Protein	20.05g	0.85g	38%
Vitamin A	340µg	684µg	38%
Monounsaturated fat	8.606g	23.43g	37%
Vitamin B2	0.503mg	0.034mg	36%
Vitamin B12	1.04µg	0.17µg	36%
Sodium	800mg	11mg	34%
Selenium	14.5µg	1µg	25%
Vitamin B5	1.177mg	0.11mg	21%
Calories	327kcal	717kcal	20%
Zinc	2.1mg	0.09mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.495g	3.01g	17%
Vitamin E	0.23mg	2.32mg	14%
Folate	58µg	3µg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.005mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.086mg	0.003mg	6%
Magnesium	21mg	2mg	5%
Vitamin K	2.3µg	7µg	4%
Vitamin D*	20 IU	0 IU	3%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0µg	3%
Potassium	128mg	24mg	3%
Iron	0.13mg	0.02mg	1%
Copper	0.021mg	0.016mg	1%
Manganese	0.038mg	0.004mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.158mg	0.042mg	1%
Choline	15.4mg	18.8mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.1g	0.12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	163kcal	8435kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	14g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.54	0.52	N/A
Net carbs	0.49g	0.06g	N/A
Carbs	0.49g	0.06g	0%
Sugar	0.49g	0.06g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.289mg	0.012mg	0%
Threonine	0.739mg	0.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.219mg	0.051mg	0%
Leucine	2.093mg	0.083mg	0%
Lysine	1.675mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.619mg	0.021mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.116mg	0.041mg	0%
Valine	1.439mg	0.057mg	0%
Histidine	0.578mg	0.023mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.315g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.166g	N/A