Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
butter, unsalted
versus
white chocolate
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in butter, unsalted and white chocolate:
Both white chocolate and butter, unsalted are high in calories. Butter, unsalted has 33% more calories than white chocolate - white chocolate has 539 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 white chocolate per calorie. Butter, unsalted has a macronutrient ratio of 0:0:100 and for white chocolate, 4:43:53 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Butter, Unsalted | White Chocolate | |
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Protein | ~ | 4% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 43% |
Fat | 100% | 53% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
White chocolate is high in carbohydrates and butter, unsalted has 100% less carbohydrates than white chocolate - white chocolate has 59.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 0.06g of carbohydrates.
The carbs in white chocolate and butter, unsalted are both made of 100% sugar.
White chocolate has more dietary fiber than butter, unsalted - white chocolate has 0.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and butter, unsalted does not contain significant amounts.
White chocolate is high in sugar and butter, unsalted has 100% less sugar than white chocolate - white chocolate has 59g of sugar per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 0.06g of sugar.
White chocolate has 591% more protein than butter, unsalted - white chocolate has 5.9g of protein per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 0.85g of protein.
Both white chocolate and butter, unsalted are high in saturated fat. Butter, unsalted has 160% more saturated fat than white chocolate - white chocolate has 19.4g of saturated fat per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 50.5g of saturated fat.
Butter, unsalted is high in cholesterol and white chocolate has 90% less cholesterol than butter, unsalted - white chocolate has 21mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 215mg of cholesterol.
White chocolate and butter, unsalted contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - white chocolate has 0.5mg 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 75 times more Vitamin A than white chocolate - white chocolate has 9ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 684ug of Vitamin A.
White chocolate and butter, unsalted contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - white chocolate has 0.96mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 2.3mg of Vitamin E.
White chocolate and butter, unsalted contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - white chocolate has 9.1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 7ug of Vitamin K.
White chocolate has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both butter, unsalted and white chocolate contain significant amounts of folate.
Butter, Unsalted | White Chocolate | |
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Thiamin | 0.005 MG | 0.063 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.034 MG | 0.282 MG |
Niacin | 0.042 MG | 0.745 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.11 MG | 0.608 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.003 MG | 0.056 MG |
Folate | 3 UG | 7 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.17 UG | 0.56 UG |
White chocolate is an excellent source of calcium and it has 729% more calcium than butter, unsalted - white chocolate has 199mg of calcium per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 24mg of calcium.
White chocolate and butter, unsalted contain similar amounts of iron - white chocolate has 0.24mg of iron per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 0.02mg of iron.
White chocolate is a great source of potassium and it has 10 times more potassium than butter, unsalted - white chocolate has 286mg of potassium per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 24mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, butter, unsalted has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than white chocolate per 100 grams.
Butter, Unsalted | White Chocolate | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 1.18 G | 0.103 G |
Total | 1.18 G | 0.103 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, butter, unsalted has more linoleic acid than white chocolate per 100 grams.
Butter, Unsalted | White Chocolate | |
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other omega 6 | 0.138 G | 0.004 G |
linoleic acid | 1.83 G | 0.91 G |
Total | 1.968 G | 0.914 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 White Chocolate (Candies, white chocolate) .
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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% | fluoride | 5% |
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||