Unsalted butter vs Olive oil
In short
One serving each: 102 calories in unsalted butter (1 tbsp, 14.2 g), 126 calories in olive oil (1 tablespoon, 14 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in unsalted butter: saturated fat (3.3×), vitamin A and cholesterol. More in olive oil: vitamin E (8.9×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1 tbsp (14.2 g) · 0.12 g protein · 0.009 g carbs (0.009 g sugars) · 11.5 g fat
1 tablespoon (14 g) · 0 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 14 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving 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 fatlimit36% vs 11%
7.2 g vs 2.2 g
- Vitamin E2% vs 19%
0.33 mg vs 2.9 mg
- Vitamin A11% vs 0%
97.1 µg vs 0 µg
- Cholesterollimit10% vs 0%
30.5 mg vs 0 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein0.12 g · 0 g<1%·0%
- Total fat11.5 g · 14 g15%·18%
- Carbohydrates0.009 g · 0 g<1%·0%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit1.6 mg · 0.28 mg<1%·<1%
- Potassium3.4 mg · 0.14 mg<1%·<1%
- Calcium3.4 mg · 0.14 mg<1%·<1%
- Iron0.003 mg · 0.078 mg<1%·<1%
- Magnesium0.28 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Phosphorus3.4 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 K0.99 µg · 3.6 µg1%·3%
- 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%
- Folate0.43 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
- Vitamin B120.024 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
- Choline2.7 mg · 0.042 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.