Olive oil vs butter
In short
For the same 100 calories you eat 11 g of olive oil or 14 g of butter. Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in olive oil: vitamin E (7.2×). More in butter: saturated fat (4.2×), vitamin A and cholesterol. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
11.1 g · 0 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 11.1 g fat
13.9 g · 0.12 g protein · 0.008 g carbs (0.008 g sugars) · 11.3 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Saturated fatlimit9% vs 36%
1.7 g vs 7.2 g
- Vitamin E15% vs 2%
2.3 mg vs 0.32 mg
- Vitamin A0% vs 11%
0 µg vs 95.4 µg
- Cholesterollimit0% vs 10%
0 mg vs 30 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.
- Protein0 g · 0.12 g0%·<1%
- Total fat11.1 g · 11.3 g14%·15%
- Carbohydrates0 g · 0.008 g0%·<1%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit0.22 mg · 89.7 mg<1%·4%
- Potassium0.11 mg · 3.3 mg<1%·<1%
- Calcium0.11 mg · 3.3 mg<1%·<1%
- Iron0.062 mg · 0.003 mg<1%·<1%
- Magnesium0 mg · 0.28 mg0%·<1%
- Phosphorus0 mg · 3.3 mg0%·<1%
- Zinc0 mg · 0.013 mg0%·<1%
- Copper0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Selenium0 µg · 0.14 µg0%·<1%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin K2.9 µg · 0.98 µg2%·1%
- Thiamin (B1)0 mg · 0.001 mg0%·<1%
- Riboflavin (B2)0 mg · 0.005 mg0%·<1%
- Niacin (B3)0 mg · 0.006 mg0%·<1%
- Vitamin B60 mg · 0. mg0%·<1%
- Folate0 µg · 0.42 µg0%·<1%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0.024 µg0%·1%
- Choline0.033 mg · 2.6 mg<1%·<1%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).
From USDA FoodData Central: Olive oil (Survey (FNDDS) 2710186), Salted butter (SR Legacy 173410). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.