Unsalted butter vs Olive oil
In short
For the same 100 calories you eat 14 g of unsalted butter or 11 g of olive oil. Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in unsalted butter: saturated fat (4.1×), vitamin A and cholesterol. More in olive oil: vitamin E (7.2×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
13.9 g · 0.12 g protein · 0.008 g carbs (0.008 g sugars) · 11.3 g fat
11.1 g · 0 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 11.1 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 calories 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 fatlimit7 g · 1.7 g35%9%
- Vitamin E0.32 mg · 2.3 mg2%15%
- Vitamin A95.4 µg · 0 µg11%0%
- Cholesterollimit30 mg · 0 mg10%0%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.
- Protein0.12 g · 0 g<1%·0%
- Total fat11.3 g · 11.1 g15%·14%
- Carbohydrates0.008 g · 0 g<1%·0%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit1.5 mg · 0.22 mg<1%·<1%
- Potassium3.3 mg · 0.11 mg<1%·<1%
- Calcium3.3 mg · 0.11 mg<1%·<1%
- Iron0.003 mg · 0.062 mg<1%·<1%
- Magnesium0.28 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Phosphorus3.3 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Zinc0.013 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Copper0.002 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Selenium0.14 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin K0.98 µg · 2.9 µg1%·2%
- Thiamin (B1)0.001 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.005 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Niacin (B3)0.006 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Vitamin B60. mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Folate0.42 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
- Vitamin B120.024 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
- Choline2.6 mg · 0.033 mg<1%·<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.