Yogurt vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between yogurt and butter

Yogurt has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, selenium, and calcium, while butter has more vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin K.
Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 252% higher.
Butter contains 10 times less selenium than yogurt. Yogurt contains 9.7µg of selenium, while butter contains 1µg.
The amount of cholesterol in yogurt is lower.
Butter has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of butter is 0, while the glycemic index of yogurt is 19.

The food types used in this comparison are Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat 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.

Yogurt

Butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+358.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+487.5%
Contains more IronIron	+250%
Contains more ZincZinc	+477.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+462.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+125%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+870%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-69.4%

~equal in Copper ~0.016mg

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.

Yogurt

Butter

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+717.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+395.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+200.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2000%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+341.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+133.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+68300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+23100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.117g	50.489g	229%
Fats	0.39g	81.11g	124%
Vitamin A	1µg	684µg	76%
Cholesterol	5mg	215mg	70%
Monounsaturated fat	0.053g	23.43g	58%
Calories	59kcal	717kcal	33%
Vitamin B12	0.75µg	0.17µg	24%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.012g	3.01g	20%
Protein	10.19g	0.85g	19%
Vitamin B2	0.278mg	0.034mg	19%
Phosphorus	135mg	24mg	16%
Selenium	9.7µg	1µg	16%
Vitamin E	0.01mg	2.32mg	15%
Calcium	110mg	24mg	9%
Vitamin K	0µg	7µg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.063mg	0.003mg	5%
Zinc	0.52mg	0.09mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.331mg	0.11mg	4%
Potassium	141mg	24mg	3%
Magnesium	11mg	2mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.005mg	2%
Carbs	3.6g	0.06g	1%
Iron	0.07mg	0.02mg	1%
Sodium	36mg	11mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.208mg	0.042mg	1%
Folate	7µg	3µg	1%
Choline	15.1mg	18.8mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	17g	0.12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	58kcal	8435kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	169g	14g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.56	0.52	N/A
Net carbs	3.6g	0.06g	N/A
Sugar	3.24g	0.06g	N/A
Copper	0.017mg	0.016mg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.004mg	0%
Trans fat	0.006g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.012mg	0%
Threonine		0.038mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.051mg	0%
Leucine		0.083mg	0%
Lysine		0.067mg	0%
Methionine		0.021mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.041mg	0%
Valine		0.057mg	0%
Histidine		0.023mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.001g	0.315g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.01g	2.166g	N/A