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Olive oil
Olive oil4
VS
Butter, whipped
Butter, whipped4

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

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

Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    0 g
    0.07 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    0 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0 g
    0.01 g
  • Total fat
    11.31 g
    10.71 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN1.56 g
    6.21 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN0.23 mg
    79.75 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    0.11 mg
    5.61 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    0.11 mg
    3.15 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.06 mg
    0.01 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    0 mg
    0.14 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.

Olive oil vs Butter, whipped · Foodatron