Butter, salted vs Olive oil

Butter, salted4

Olive oil4

Dead heat · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 4 of 8 match-ups.

Pick Butter, salted for more protein, more potassium, more calcium and more magnesium.

Pick Olive oil for less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium and more iron.

Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
100 kcal
100 kcal
Proteinmore is better
WIN0.12 g
0 g
Carbohydrate
0.01 g
0 g
Fibermore is better
0 g
0 g
Total sugarsless is better
0.01 g
0 gWIN
Total fat
11.31 g
11.31 g
Saturated fatless is better
7.16 g
1.56 gWIN
Sodiumless is better
89.68 mg
0.23 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
WIN3.35 mg
0.11 mg
Calciummore is better
WIN3.35 mg
0.11 mg
Ironmore is better
0 mg
0.06 mgWIN
Magnesiummore is better
WIN0.28 mg
0 mg
Vitamin Cmore is better
0 mg
0 mg
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.