Half and half leads 8–1 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Half and half comes out ahead, winning 8 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Butter, salted for less sugar.
Pick Half and half for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Evenly matched on fiber.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.12 g2.39 gWIN
- Carbohydrate0.01 g3.28 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.01 g3.15 g
- Total fat11.31 g8.78 g
- Saturated fatless is better7.16 g5.37 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better89.68 mg46.56 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better3.35 mg100.76 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better3.35 mg81.68 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0 mg0.04 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better0.28 mg7.63 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0.69 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

