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Butter, salted
Butter, salted1
VS
Cow's milk, whole Leader
Cow's milk, whole7

Cow's milk, whole leads 7–1 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Butter, salted: 100 g · Cow's milk, whole: 100 g.

The verdict

Cow's milk, whole comes out ahead, winning 7 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Butter, salted for less sugar.

Pick Cow's milk, whole for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    717 kcal
    61 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    0.85 g
    3.15 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    0.06 g
    4.8 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.06 g
    5.05 g
  • Total fat
    81.11 g
    3.25 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    51.37 g
    1.87 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    643 mg
    43 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    24 mg
    132 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    24 mg
    113 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    0.02 mg
    0.03 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    2 mg
    10 mgWIN
  • 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.