Nutrition Facts
Serving size 100g
Amount per serving
Calories 718
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 78g %120
Saturated Fat 45g %226
Trans Fat 3g
Cholesterol 225mg %0
Sodium 583mg %38
Total Carbohydrate 3g %0
Dietary Fiber 0g %0
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 0g
Vitamin D 0.0IU %0
Calcium 23.0mg %1
Iron 0.1mg %0
Potassium 41mg %1
Phosphorus 24.0mg %2
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Vitamins in butter
Vitamin D 0.0IU %0
Vitamin C 0.0mg %0
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 0.0mg %0
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.0mg %1
Vitamin B6 0.0mg %1
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 0.1mg %2
Vitamin B12 0.1µg %3
Choline, total 18.8mg %3
Vitamin K 4.6µg %4
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.1mg %5
Vitamin E 1.4mg %9
Vitamin A 2468.0IU %82
Minerals in butter
Selenium 0.0µg %0
Manganese 0.0mg %0
Magnesium 1.0mg %0
Iron 0.1mg %0
Zinc 0.1mg %0
Potassium 41.0mg %1
Copper 0.0mg %1
Calcium 23.0mg %2
Phosphorus 24.0mg %2
Sodium 583.0mg %39
Amino Acids in butter
Cystine 0.0g %3
Methionine 0.0g %3
Leucine 0.1g %3
Valine 0.1g %3
Lysine 0.1g %3
Histidine 0.0g %3
Threonine 0.0g %3
Isoleucine 0.1g %3
Tryptophan 0.0g %4
Phenylalanine 0.0g %4
Tyrosine 0.0g %4
Fatty Acids in butter
DHA 0.00g %2
EPA 0.02g %7
Omega-3 0.36g %22
ALA 0.29g %26
DPA 0.05g %30
"~" is missing data | Data Source
Macronutrients ratio
Carbohydrate Quality Score
Carbohydrates are made up of three components: fiber, starch, and sugar. Our score is based on Harvard research and our data analysis.
The Carbohydrate Quality Score of butter is 0.0/100 which makes it a low quality carbohydrate food.
Protein Completeness
A protein is called complete when, proportionally to its overall amino-acid content, it has enough of each essential amino acids.
Butter has an incomplete source of protein.
| amino acid | mg/kg of BW | mg/g of protein |
|---|---|---|
| Cystine | 11 | 0 |
| Methionine | 11 | 0 |
| Leucine | 59 | 0 |
| Valine | 39 | 0 |
| Lysine | 45 | 0 |
| Histidine | 15 | 0 |
| Threonine | 23 | 0 |
| Isoleucine | 30 | 0 |
| Tryptophan | 6 | 0 |
| Tyrosine | 15 | 0 |
| Phenylalanine | 15 | 0 |
| Met+Cys | 22 | 0 |
| Phe+Tyr | 30 | 0 |
Protein Energy Ratio
Improving the protein energy ratio of your diet can be an effective strategy of increasing your diet quality an may potentially lead to weight loss.
The protein energy ratio in butter is 0.0 which makes it a low P:E food.
Energy density (ED)
Lowering the energy density of your food can be an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity without focusing on calorie intake.
The energy density of butter is 7.2 which makes it a high energy density food.
How nutritious is this food?
Micronutrients in butter as % of Recommended Daily Intake per serving.
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Nutrient Density Score for butter is 8/100 low).
The Nutrient Density Score tells you how much of the essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids you get per calorie. It helps you get the nutrients you need without consuming excess energy.
nutrient density score
Micronutrient Ratios
Advising the ratios of micronutrients in a complete diet maybe more informative than each single nutrient on its own. The table below shows major micronutrient ratios for butter
| Nutrient Ratio | Value | Ideal Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Omega6:Omega3 | 7.64 | <4 |
| Zinc:Copper | 5.00 | <12 |
| Potassium:Sodium | 0.07 | >2 |
| Caclcium:Magnesium | 23.00 | <2 |
| Iron:Copper | 10.00 | <15 |
| Calcium:Phosphorus | 0.96 | >1.3 |
Satiety Score
Satiety Score is a mathematical prediction of satiety based on macronutrients and micronutrients analysis of 650,000+ days of food logs.
satiety 38%
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This food is not insulinogenic with low insulin load.
Our insulinogenic formula determines the degree that food will raise your insulin levels in the short term.
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