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Butter, salted
Butter, salted1
VS
Heavy whipping cream Leader
Heavy whipping cream8

Heavy whipping cream leads 8–1 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Heavy whipping cream comes out ahead, winning 8 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Butter, salted for less sugar.

Pick Heavy whipping cream for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Evenly matched on fiber.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    717 kcal
    340 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    0.85 g
    2.84 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    0.06 g
    2.84 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.06 g
    2.92 g
  • Total fat
    81.11 g
    36.08 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    51.37 g
    23.03 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    643 mg
    27 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    24 mg
    95 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    24 mg
    66 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    0.02 mg
    0.1 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    2 mg
    7 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.6 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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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.

Butter, salted vs Heavy whipping cream · Foodatron