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Cinnamon vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cinnamon and butter

  • Cinnamon has more manganese, fiber, iron, calcium, copper, vitamin K, and zinc; however, butter is higher in vitamin A.
  • Cinnamon covers your daily manganese needs 759% more than butter.
  • Cinnamon has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, cinnamon, ground 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 43% 301% 38% 312% 113% 50% 27% 1.3% 2278% 17%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4075%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1695.8%
Contains more IronIron +41500%
Contains more CopperCopper +2018.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1933.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +166.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +436550%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +210%
~equal in Sodium ~11mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 13% 0% 5% 46% 5.5% 9.5% 25% 21% 36% 0% 78% 4.5%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 228% 46% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +340%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3071.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +225.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5166.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +345.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4460%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~2.32mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cinnamon Butter DV% diff.
Manganese 17.466mg 0.004mg 759%
Saturated fat 0.345g 50.489g 228%
Fiber 53.1g 0g 212%
Fats 1.24g 81.11g 123%
Iron 8.32mg 0.02mg 104%
Calcium 1002mg 24mg 98%
Vitamin A 15µg 684µg 74%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 0.246g 23.43g 58%
Copper 0.339mg 0.016mg 36%
Carbs 80.59g 0.06g 27%
Calories 247kcal 717kcal 24%
Vitamin K 31.2µg 7µg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.068g 3.01g 20%
Zinc 1.83mg 0.09mg 16%
Magnesium 60mg 2mg 14%
Potassium 431mg 24mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.158mg 0.003mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.332mg 0.042mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Protein 3.99g 0.85g 6%
Phosphorus 64mg 24mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.358mg 0.11mg 5%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 0mg 4%
Selenium 3.1µg 1µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.005mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.041mg 0.034mg 1%
Folate 6µg 3µg 1%
Choline 11mg 18.8mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.6g 0.12g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 619kcal 8435kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 40g 14g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.91 0.52 N/A
Net carbs 27.49g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 2.17g 0.06g N/A
Sodium 10mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 2.32mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.136mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.253mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.243mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.078mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.146mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.224mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.117mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 81% 11% 4%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 1.24 g
Carbs: 80.59 g
Water: 10.58 g
Other: 3.6 g
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +369.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +134216.7%
Contains more OtherOther +8900%
Contains more FatsFats +6441.1%
Contains more WaterWater +69.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 37% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.345 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.068 g
Butter
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9424.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4326.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Cinnamon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171320/nutrients
  2. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.