Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
butter, unsalted
versus
apple cider
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in butter, unsalted and apple cider:
Butter, unsalted is high in calories and apple cider has 94% less calories than butter, unsalted - butter, unsalted has 717 calories per 100 grams and apple cider has 46 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, butter, unsalted is much lighter in carbs, much heavier in fat and similar to apple cider for protein. Butter, unsalted has a macronutrient ratio of 1:0:100 and for apple cider, 1:97:2 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Butter, Unsalted | Apple Cider | |
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Protein | 1% | 1% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 97% |
Fat | 100% | 2% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Butter, unsalted has 187.3 times less carbohydrates than apple cider - butter, unsalted has 0.06g of total carbs per 100 grams and apple cider has 11.3g of carbohydrates.
Apple cider has more dietary fiber than butter, unsalted - apple cider has 0.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and butter, unsalted does not contain significant amounts.
Butter, unsalted has 159.3 times less sugar than apple cider - butter, unsalted has 0.06g of sugar per 100 grams and apple cider has 9.6g of sugar.
Butter, unsalted and apple cider contain similar amounts of protein - butter, unsalted has 0.85g of protein per 100 grams and apple cider has 0.1g of protein.
Butter, unsalted is high in saturated fat and apple cider has 100% less saturated fat than butter, unsalted - butter, unsalted has 50.5g of saturated fat per 100 grams and apple cider has 0.02g of saturated fat.
Butter, unsalted is high in cholesterol and apple cider has less cholesterol than butter, unsalted - butter, unsalted has 215mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and apple cider does not contain significant amounts.
Apple cider has more Vitamin C than butter, unsalted - apple cider has 0.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and butter, unsalted does not contain significant amounts.
Butter, unsalted is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than apple cider - butter, unsalted has 684ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and apple cider does not contain significant amounts.
Butter, unsalted has 231 times more Vitamin E than apple cider - butter, unsalted has 2.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and apple cider has 0.01mg of Vitamin E.
Butter, unsalted has more Vitamin K than apple cider - butter, unsalted has 7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and apple cider does not contain significant amounts.
Apple cider has more thiamin, niacin and Vitamin B6, however, butter, unsalted contains more pantothenic acid, folate and Vitamin B12. Both butter, unsalted and apple cider contain significant amounts of riboflavin.
Butter, Unsalted | Apple Cider | |
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Thiamin | 0.005 MG | 0.021 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.034 MG | 0.017 MG |
Niacin | 0.042 MG | 0.073 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.11 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.003 MG | 0.018 MG |
Folate | 3 UG | ~ |
Vitamin B12 | 0.17 UG | ~ |
Butter, unsalted has 200% more calcium than apple cider - butter, unsalted has 24mg of calcium per 100 grams and apple cider has 8mg of calcium.
Butter, unsalted and apple cider contain similar amounts of iron - butter, unsalted has 0.02mg of iron per 100 grams and apple cider has 0.12mg of iron.
Apple cider has 321% more potassium than butter, unsalted - butter, unsalted has 24mg of potassium per 100 grams and apple cider has 101mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids,
Butter, Unsalted | Apple Cider | |
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beta-carotene | 158 UG | ~ |
lutein + zeaxanthin | ~ | 16 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, butter, unsalted has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than apple cider per 100 grams.
Butter, Unsalted | Apple Cider | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 1.18 G | 0.007 G |
Total | 1.18 G | 0.007 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, butter, unsalted has more linoleic acid than apple cider per 100 grams.
Butter, Unsalted | Apple Cider | |
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other omega 6 | 0.138 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 1.83 G | 0.033 G |
Total | 1.968 G | 0.033 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Butter, Unsalted (Butter, without salt) and Apple Cider (Apple cider) .
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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5% | saturated fat | 5% |
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G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | iron | 5% |
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5% | magnesium | 5% |
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5% | potassium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||