Milk vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between milk and butter?

Milk is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin D*, yet butter is higher in vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin K.
Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 249% more.
The amount of cholesterol in milk is lower.
The glycemic index of butter is lower.

We used Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Butter, without salt types 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.

Milk

Butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+420.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+525%
Contains more IronIron	+50%
Contains more ZincZinc	+366.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+295.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+230%

Contains more CopperCopper	+60%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+33.3%

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.

Milk

Butter

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+444.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+228.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+176.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1079.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+23100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+6900%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.633g	50.489g	227%
Fats	0.97g	81.11g	123%
Cholesterol	5mg	215mg	70%
Vitamin A	58µg	684µg	70%
Monounsaturated fat	0.277g	23.43g	58%
Calories	42kcal	717kcal	34%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.035g	3.01g	20%
Vitamin E	0.01mg	2.32mg	15%
Vitamin B12	0.47µg	0.17µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.185mg	0.034mg	12%
Calcium	125mg	24mg	10%
Phosphorus	95mg	24mg	10%
Vitamin D*	48 IU	0 IU	6%
Vitamin D	1.2µg	0µg	6%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	7µg	6%
Protein	3.37g	0.85g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.361mg	0.11mg	5%
Potassium	150mg	24mg	4%
Selenium	3.3µg	1µg	4%
Zinc	0.42mg	0.09mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.037mg	0.003mg	3%
Carbs	4.99g	0.06g	2%
Magnesium	11mg	2mg	2%
Copper	0.01mg	0.016mg	1%
Sodium	44mg	11mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.005mg	1%
Folate	5µg	3µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8g	0.12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	125kcal	8435kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	238g	14g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.49	0.52	N/A
Net carbs	4.99g	0.06g	N/A
Iron	0.03mg	0.02mg	0%
Sugar	5.2g	0.06g	N/A
Manganese	0.003mg	0.004mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.093mg	0.042mg	0%
Choline	17.7mg	18.8mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.043mg	0.012mg	0%
Threonine	0.143mg	0.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.174mg	0.051mg	0%
Leucine	0.319mg	0.083mg	0%
Lysine	0.282mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.088mg	0.021mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.174mg	0.041mg	0%
Valine	0.22mg	0.057mg	0%
Histidine	0.101mg	0.023mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.004g	0.315g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.027g	2.166g	N/A