Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
butter, unsalted
versus
pumpkin puree
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in butter, unsalted and pumpkin puree:
Butter, unsalted is high in calories and pumpkin puree has 95% less calories than butter, unsalted - pumpkin puree has 34 calories per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 717 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, butter, unsalted is lighter in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to pumpkin puree per calorie. Butter, unsalted has a macronutrient ratio of 1:0:100 and for pumpkin puree, 11:82:7 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Butter, Unsalted | Pumpkin Puree | |
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Protein | 1% | 11% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 82% |
Fat | 100% | 7% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Butter, unsalted has 133.8 times less carbohydrates than pumpkin puree - pumpkin puree has 8.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 0.06g of carbohydrates.
Pumpkin puree is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than butter, unsalted - pumpkin puree has 2.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and butter, unsalted does not contain significant amounts.
Pumpkin puree and butter, unsalted contain similar amounts of sugar - pumpkin puree has 3.3g of sugar per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 0.06g of sugar.
Pumpkin puree and butter, unsalted contain similar amounts of protein - pumpkin puree has 1.1g of protein per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 0.85g of protein.
Butter, unsalted is high in saturated fat and pumpkin puree has 100% less saturated fat than butter, unsalted - pumpkin puree has 0.15g of saturated fat per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 50.5g of saturated fat.
Butter, unsalted is high in cholesterol and pumpkin puree has less cholesterol than butter, unsalted - butter, unsalted has 215mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and pumpkin puree does not contain significant amounts.
Pumpkin puree has more Vitamin C than butter, unsalted - pumpkin puree has 4.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and butter, unsalted does not contain significant amounts.
Both pumpkin puree and butter, unsalted are high in Vitamin A. Pumpkin puree has 14% more Vitamin A than butter, unsalted - pumpkin puree has 778ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 684ug of Vitamin A.
Pumpkin puree and butter, unsalted contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - pumpkin puree has 1.1mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 2.3mg of Vitamin E.
Pumpkin puree and butter, unsalted contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - pumpkin puree has 16ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 7ug of Vitamin K.
Pumpkin puree has more thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, butter, unsalted contains more Vitamin B12. Both butter, unsalted and pumpkin puree contain significant amounts of riboflavin.
Butter, Unsalted | Pumpkin Puree | |
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Thiamin | 0.005 MG | 0.024 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.034 MG | 0.054 MG |
Niacin | 0.042 MG | 0.367 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.11 MG | 0.4 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.003 MG | 0.056 MG |
Folate | 3 UG | 12 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.17 UG | ~ |
Pumpkin puree and butter, unsalted contain similar amounts of calcium - pumpkin puree has 26mg of calcium per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 24mg of calcium.
Pumpkin puree has 68 times more iron than butter, unsalted - pumpkin puree has 1.4mg of iron per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 0.02mg of iron.
Pumpkin puree is a great source of potassium and it has 758% more potassium than butter, unsalted - pumpkin puree has 206mg 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 | Pumpkin Puree | |
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beta-carotene | 158 UG | 6940 UG |
alpha-carotene | ~ | 4795 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, butter, unsalted has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than pumpkin puree per 100 grams.
Butter, Unsalted | Pumpkin Puree | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 1.18 G | 0.008 G |
Total | 1.18 G | 0.008 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, butter, unsalted has more linoleic acid than pumpkin puree per 100 grams.
Butter, Unsalted | Pumpkin Puree | |
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other omega 6 | 0.138 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 1.83 G | 0.007 G |
Total | 1.968 G | 0.007 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 Pumpkin Puree (Pumpkin, canned, without salt) .
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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% | 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% | 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 | |||