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Butter vs Sour cream
CALORIC DENSITY
Butter, with salt
Sour cream, reduced fat
7.17
1.81
1001
1178

First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.

*All our data comes from the USDA Nutrient Database.
Butter
Sour cream
Protein = 0g
Protein = 8g
Carbohydrates = 0g
Carbohydrates = 8g
Fat = 23g
Fat = 16g
Fiber = 0g
Fiber = 0g
Monounsaturated = 6g
Monounsaturated = 5g
Polyunsaturated = 1g
Polyunsaturated = 1g
Saturated Fat = 14g
Saturated Fat = 10g
Nutrient butter sour cream
Protein 0g 8g
Carbohydrate 0g 8g
Fiber 0g 0g
Fat 23g 16g
Monounsat. Fat 6g 16g
Polyunsat. Fat 1g 1g
Saturated Fat 14g 10g
Note: the chart below maxes out at 20, so you can see better.

Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.

Choline = 1%
Choline = 5%
Vitamin A = 31%
Vitamin A = 21%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 1%
Vitamin E = 5%
Vitamin E = 4%
Vitamin K = 2%
Vitamin K = 1%
Nutrientbuttersour cream
Choline1%5%
Vitamin A31%21%
Vitamin C0%1%
Vitamin E5%4%
Vitamin K2%1%

Butter have significantly more Vitamins A than sour cream. Butter are a good source of Vitamin A. Sour cream are a good source of Vitamin A, Riboflavin, Calcium.

And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B1 = 0%
Vitamin B1 = 4%
Vitamin B2 = 1%
Vitamin B2 = 24%
Vitamin B3 = 0%
Vitamin B3 = 1%
Vitamin B5 = 1%
Vitamin B5 = 0%
Vitamin B6 = 0%
Vitamin B6 = 2%
Vitamin B12 = 2%
Vitamin B12 = 17%
Nutrientbuttersour cream
Vitamin B10%4%
Vitamin B21%24%
Vitamin B30%1%
Vitamin B51%0%
Vitamin B60%2%
Vitamin B122%17%

Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.

Sodium = 11%
Sodium = 5%
Potassium = 0%
Potassium = 7%
Calcium = 1%
Calcium = 31%
Magnesium = 0%
Magnesium = 3%
Phosphorus = 1%
Phosphorus = 16%
Iron = 0%
Iron = 1%
Manganese = 0%
Manganese = 0%
Selenium = 1%
Selenium = 10%
Copper = 0%
Copper = 1%
Zinc = 0%
Zinc = 3%
Nutrientbuttersour cream
Sodium11%5%
Potasium0%7%
Calcium1%31%
Magnesium0%3%
Phosphorus1%16%
Iron0%1%
Manganese0%0%
Selenium1%10%
Copper0%1%
Zinc0%3%

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