Unsalted butter vs Olive oil
In short
Gram for gram, there are 26% more calories in olive oil than in unsalted butter (900 vs 717 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in unsalted butter: saturated fat (3.3×), vitamin A, cholesterol and vitamin B12. More in olive oil: vitamin E (9×), total fat and vitamin K (3.7×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
0.85 g protein · 0.06 g carbs (0.06 g sugars) · 81.1 g fat
0 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 100 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Saturated fatlimit50.5 g · 15.5 g252%78%
- Vitamin E2.3 mg · 20.9 mg15%139%
- Vitamin A684 µg · 0 µg76%0%
- Cholesterollimit215 mg · 0 mg72%0%
- Total fat81.1 g · 100 g104%128%
- Vitamin K7 µg · 26 µg6%22%
- Vitamin B120.17 µg · 0 µg7%0%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein0.85 g · 0 g2%·0%
- Carbohydrates0.06 g · 0 g<1%·0%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit11 mg · 2 mg<1%·<1%
- Potassium24 mg · 1 mg1%·<1%
- Calcium24 mg · 1 mg2%·<1%
- Iron0.02 mg · 0.56 mg<1%·3%
- Magnesium2 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Phosphorus24 mg · 0 mg2%·0%
- Zinc0.09 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
- Copper0.016 mg · 0 mg2%·0%
- Selenium1 µg · 0 µg2%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Thiamin (B1)0.005 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.034 mg · 0 mg3%·0%
- Niacin (B3)0.042 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Vitamin B60.003 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Folate3 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
- Choline18.8 mg · 0.3 mg3%·<1%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).
From USDA FoodData Central: Unsalted butter (SR Legacy 173430), Olive oil (Survey (FNDDS) 2710186). 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.