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Butter, salted
Butter, salted1
VS
Vanilla ice cream Leader
Vanilla ice cream9

Vanilla ice cream leads 9–1 · 10 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Vanilla ice cream comes out ahead, winning 9 of 10 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Butter, salted for less sugar.

Pick Vanilla ice cream for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    0.12 g
    1.69 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    0.01 g
    11.4 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0.34 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.01 g
    10.25 g
  • Total fat
    11.31 g
    5.31 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    7.16 g
    3.28 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    89.68 mg
    38.65 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    3.35 mg
    96.14 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    3.35 mg
    61.84 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    0 mg
    0.04 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    0.28 mg
    6.76 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.29 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.

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