Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
butter, unsalted
versus
canola oil
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in butter, unsalted and canola oil:
Both canola oil and butter, unsalted are high in calories. Canola oil has 23% more calories than butter, unsalted - canola oil has 884 calories per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 717 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, butter, unsalted is similar to canola oil for protein, carbs and fat. Butter, unsalted has a macronutrient ratio of 1:0:100 and for canola oil, 0:0:100 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Butter, Unsalted | Canola Oil | |
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Protein | 1% | ~ |
Carbohydrates | ~ | ~ |
Fat | 100% | 100% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both butter, unsalted and canola oil are low in carbohydrates - butter, unsalted has 0.06g of total carbs per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Butter, unsalted and canola oil contain similar amounts of sugar - butter, unsalted has 0.06g of sugar per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Butter, unsalted has more protein than canola oil - butter, unsalted has 0.85g of protein per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Both canola oil and butter, unsalted are high in saturated fat. Butter, unsalted has 675% more saturated fat than canola oil - canola oil has 6.5g of saturated fat per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 50.5g of saturated fat.
Both canola oil and butter, unsalted are low in trans fat - canola oil has 0.77g of trans fat per 100 grams and butter, unsalted does not contain significant amounts.
Butter, unsalted is high in cholesterol and canola oil has less cholesterol than butter, unsalted - butter, unsalted has 215mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Butter, unsalted is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than canola oil - butter, unsalted has 684ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Canola oil is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has 840% more Vitamin E than butter, unsalted - canola oil has 21.8mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 2.3mg of Vitamin E.
Butter, unsalted has more Vitamin K than canola oil - butter, unsalted has 7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Butter, unsalted has more riboflavin, pantothenic acid, folate and Vitamin B12.
Butter, Unsalted | Canola Oil | |
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Thiamin | 0.005 MG | ~ |
Riboflavin | 0.034 MG | ~ |
Niacin | 0.042 MG | ~ |
Pantothenic acid | 0.11 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.003 MG | ~ |
Folate | 3 UG | ~ |
Vitamin B12 | 0.17 UG | ~ |
Butter, unsalted has more calcium than canola oil - butter, unsalted has 24mg of calcium per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Butter, unsalted and canola oil contain similar amounts of iron - butter, unsalted has 0.02mg of iron per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Butter, unsalted has more potassium than canola oil - butter, unsalted has 24mg of potassium per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
For omega-3 fatty acids, canola oil has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than butter, unsalted per 100 grams.
Butter, Unsalted | Canola Oil | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 1.18 G | 2.597 G |
Total | 1.18 G | 2.597 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, canola oil has more linoleic acid than butter, unsalted per 100 grams.
Butter, Unsalted | Canola Oil | |
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other omega 6 | 0.138 G | 0.674 G |
linoleic acid | 1.83 G | 14.501 G |
Total | 1.968 G | 15.175 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 Canola Oil (Oil, vegetable, Natreon canola, high stability, non trans, high oleic (70%)) .
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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% | 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 | |||