Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
butter, unsalted
versus
blueberry
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in butter, unsalted and blueberry:
Butter, unsalted is high in calories and blueberry has 92% less calories than butter, unsalted - blueberry has 57 calories per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 717 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, butter, unsalted is much lighter in carbs, much heavier in fat and similar to blueberry for protein. Butter, unsalted has a macronutrient ratio of 1:0:100 and for blueberry, 4:91:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Butter, Unsalted | Blueberry | |
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Protein | 1% | 4% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 91% |
Fat | 100% | 4% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Butter, unsalted has 240.5 times less carbohydrates than blueberry - blueberry has 14.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 0.06g of carbohydrates.
Blueberry is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than butter, unsalted - blueberry has 2.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and butter, unsalted does not contain significant amounts.
Butter, unsalted has 165 times less sugar than blueberry - blueberry has 10g of sugar per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 0.06g of sugar.
Blueberry and butter, unsalted contain similar amounts of protein - blueberry has 0.74g of protein per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 0.85g of protein.
Butter, unsalted is high in saturated fat and blueberry has 100% less saturated fat than butter, unsalted - blueberry has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 50.5g of saturated fat.
Butter, unsalted is high in cholesterol and blueberry has less cholesterol than butter, unsalted - butter, unsalted has 215mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and blueberry does not contain significant amounts.
Blueberry has signficantly more Vitamin C than butter, unsalted - blueberry has 9.7mg 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 227 times more Vitamin A than blueberry - blueberry has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 684ug of Vitamin A.
Butter, unsalted has 307% more Vitamin E than blueberry - blueberry has 0.57mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 2.3mg of Vitamin E.
Blueberry and butter, unsalted contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - blueberry has 19.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 7ug of Vitamin K.
Blueberry has more thiamin, niacin and Vitamin B6, however, butter, unsalted contains more Vitamin B12. Both butter, unsalted and blueberry contain significant amounts of riboflavin, pantothenic acid and folate.
Butter, Unsalted | Blueberry | |
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Thiamin | 0.005 MG | 0.037 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.034 MG | 0.041 MG |
Niacin | 0.042 MG | 0.418 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.11 MG | 0.124 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.003 MG | 0.052 MG |
Folate | 3 UG | 6 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.17 UG | ~ |
Butter, unsalted has 300% more calcium than blueberry - blueberry has 6mg of calcium per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 24mg of calcium.
Blueberry and butter, unsalted contain similar amounts of iron - blueberry has 0.28mg of iron per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 0.02mg of iron.
Blueberry has 221% more potassium than butter, unsalted - blueberry has 77mg of potassium per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 24mg 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 has more beta-carotene than blueberry per 100 grams, however, blueberry contains more lutein + zeaxanthin than butter, unsalted per 100 grams.
Butter, Unsalted | Blueberry | |
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beta-carotene | 158 UG | 32 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | ~ | 80 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, butter, unsalted has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than blueberry per 100 grams.
Butter, Unsalted | Blueberry | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 1.18 G | 0.058 G |
Total | 1.18 G | 0.058 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, butter, unsalted has more linoleic acid than blueberry per 100 grams.
Butter, Unsalted | Blueberry | |
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other omega 6 | 0.138 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 1.83 G | 0.088 G |
Total | 1.968 G | 0.088 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Butter, Unsalted (Butter, without salt) and Blueberry (Blueberries, raw) .
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||