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Egg vs Butter
CALORIC DENSITY
Egg, whole, raw, fresh
Butter, with salt
1.43
7.17
1123
1001

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.
Egg
Butter
Protein = 18g
Protein = 0g
Carbohydrates = 1g
Carbohydrates = 0g
Fat = 14g
Fat = 23g
Fiber = 0g
Fiber = 0g
Monounsaturated = 5g
Monounsaturated = 6g
Polyunsaturated = 2g
Polyunsaturated = 1g
Saturated Fat = 4g
Saturated Fat = 14g
Nutrient egg butter
Protein 18g 0g
Carbohydrate 1g 0g
Fiber 0g 0g
Fat 14g 23g
Monounsat. Fat 5g 23g
Polyunsat. Fat 2g 1g
Saturated Fat 4g 14g
egg
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 = 83%
Choline = 1%
Vitamin A = 31%
Vitamin A = 31%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 11%
Vitamin E = 5%
Vitamin K = 1%
Vitamin K = 2%
Nutrienteggbutter
Choline83%1%
Vitamin A31%31%
Vitamin C0%0%
Vitamin E11%5%
Vitamin K1%2%

Egg have significantly more Vitamins E than butter. Egg are a good source of Vitamin A. Egg are a great source of Riboflavin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B12, Phosphorus, Iron. Butter are a good source of Vitamin A.

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

Vitamin B1 = 10%
Vitamin B1 = 0%
Vitamin B2 = 61%
Vitamin B2 = 1%
Vitamin B3 = 1%
Vitamin B3 = 0%
Vitamin B5 = 40%
Vitamin B5 = 1%
Vitamin B6 = 18%
Vitamin B6 = 0%
Vitamin B12 = 90%
Vitamin B12 = 2%
Nutrienteggbutter
Vitamin B110%0%
Vitamin B261%1%
Vitamin B31%0%
Vitamin B540%1%
Vitamin B618%0%
Vitamin B1290%2%

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 = 13%
Sodium = 11%
Potassium = 5%
Potassium = 0%
Calcium = 15%
Calcium = 1%
Magnesium = 5%
Magnesium = 0%
Phosphorus = 46%
Phosphorus = 1%
Iron = 43%
Iron = 0%
Manganese = 2%
Manganese = 0%
Selenium = 99%
Selenium = 1%
Copper = 14%
Copper = 0%
Zinc = 17%
Zinc = 0%
Nutrienteggbutter
Sodium13%11%
Potasium5%0%
Calcium15%1%
Magnesium5%0%
Phosphorus46%1%
Iron43%0%
Manganese2%0%
Selenium99%1%
Copper14%0%
Zinc17%0%

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