Provolone vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between provolone and butter

Provolone has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B2; however, butter is richer in vitamin A.
Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 167% more than provolone.
Butter has 80 times less sodium than provolone. Provolone has 876mg of sodium, while butter has 11mg.
Provolone has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of provolone is 27, while the glycemic index of butter is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, provolone 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.

Provolone

Butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+475%
Contains more IronIron	+2500%
Contains more CopperCopper	+62.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+3488.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1966.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+150%
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.

Provolone

Butter

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+280%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+844.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+271.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+332.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+758.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+233.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+189.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+908.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+218.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	17.078g	50.489g	152%
Fats	26.62g	81.11g	84%
Calcium	756mg	24mg	73%
Phosphorus	496mg	24mg	67%
Vitamin B12	1.46µg	0.17µg	54%
Vitamin A	236µg	684µg	50%
Protein	25.58g	0.85g	49%
Cholesterol	69mg	215mg	49%
Monounsaturated fat	7.393g	23.43g	40%
Sodium	876mg	11mg	38%
Zinc	3.23mg	0.09mg	29%
Selenium	14.5µg	1µg	25%
Vitamin B2	0.321mg	0.034mg	22%
Calories	351kcal	717kcal	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.769g	3.01g	15%
Vitamin E	0.23mg	2.32mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.476mg	0.11mg	7%
Magnesium	28mg	2mg	6%
Iron	0.52mg	0.02mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.073mg	0.003mg	5%
Vitamin K	2.2µg	7µg	4%
Vitamin D*	20 IU	0 IU	3%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0µg	3%
Potassium	138mg	24mg	3%
Folate	10µg	3µg	2%
Carbs	2.14g	0.06g	1%
Copper	0.026mg	0.016mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.019mg	0.005mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.156mg	0.042mg	1%
Choline	15.4mg	18.8mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.3g	0.12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	137kcal	8435kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	14g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.48	0.52	N/A
Net carbs	2.14g	0.06g	N/A
Sugar	0.56g	0.06g	N/A
Manganese	0.01mg	0.004mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.345mg	0.012mg	0%
Threonine	0.982mg	0.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.091mg	0.051mg	0%
Leucine	2.297mg	0.083mg	0%
Lysine	2.646mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.686mg	0.021mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.287mg	0.041mg	0%
Valine	1.64mg	0.057mg	0%
Histidine	1.115mg	0.023mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.315g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.166g	N/A