Powdered milk vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between powdered milk and butter?

Powdered milk is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, protein, and vitamin B5, yet butter is higher in fats and vitamin A.
Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 169% more.
Powdered milk has 38 times more calcium than butter. While powdered milk has 912mg of calcium, butter has only 24mg.
The amount of cholesterol in powdered milk is lower.
The glycemic index of butter is lower.

We used Milk, dry, whole, without added vitamin D and Butter, without salt types in this article.

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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.

Powdered milk

Butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+4150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+5441.7%
Contains more IronIron	+2250%
Contains more CopperCopper	+400%
Contains more ZincZinc	+3611.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+3133.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1530%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-97%

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.

Powdered milk

Butter

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+5560%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+3444.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1438.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1964.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+9966.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1811.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1133.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+165.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+218.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	16.742g	50.489g	153%
Vitamin B12	3.25µg	0.17µg	128%
Phosphorus	776mg	24mg	107%
Vitamin B2	1.205mg	0.034mg	90%
Calcium	912mg	24mg	89%
Fats	26.71g	81.11g	84%
Protein	26.32g	0.85g	51%
Vitamin A	258µg	684µg	47%
Vitamin B5	2.271mg	0.11mg	43%
Cholesterol	97mg	215mg	39%
Monounsaturated fat	7.924g	23.43g	39%
Potassium	1330mg	24mg	38%
Zinc	3.34mg	0.09mg	30%
Selenium	16.3µg	1µg	28%
Vitamin B1	0.283mg	0.005mg	23%
Vitamin B6	0.302mg	0.003mg	23%
Magnesium	85mg	2mg	20%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.315g	20%
Choline	117.4mg	18.8mg	18%
Sodium	371mg	11mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.665g	3.01g	16%
Carbs	38.42g	0.06g	13%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.166g	13%
Vitamin E	0.58mg	2.32mg	12%
Calories	496kcal	717kcal	11%
Vitamin C	8.6mg	0mg	10%
Folate	37µg	3µg	9%
Copper	0.08mg	0.016mg	7%
Iron	0.47mg	0.02mg	6%
Vitamin B3	0.646mg	0.042mg	4%
Vitamin K	2.2µg	7µg	4%
Vitamin D*	20 IU	0 IU	3%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0µg	3%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.004mg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	5.3g	0.12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	188kcal	8435kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	20g	14g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	0.52	N/A
Net carbs	38.42g	0.06g	N/A
Sugar	38.42g	0.06g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.371mg	0.012mg	0%
Threonine	1.188mg	0.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.592mg	0.051mg	0%
Leucine	2.578mg	0.083mg	0%
Lysine	2.087mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.66mg	0.021mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.271mg	0.041mg	0%
Valine	1.762mg	0.057mg	0%
Histidine	0.714mg	0.023mg	0%