Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
butter, unsalted
versus
almond extract
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in butter, unsalted and almond extract:
Butter, unsalted is high in calories and almond extract has 92% less calories than butter, unsalted - almond extract has 56 calories per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 717 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, butter, unsalted is much lighter in carbs, much heavier in fat and similar to almond extract for protein. Butter, unsalted has a macronutrient ratio of 0:0:100 and for almond extract, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Butter, Unsalted | Almond Extract | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | ~ |
| Carbohydrates | ~ | 100% |
| Fat | 100% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Butter, unsalted has 239 times less carbohydrates than almond extract - almond extract has 14.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 0.06g of carbohydrates.
The carbs in almond extract and butter, unsalted are both made of 100% sugar.
Butter, unsalted has signficantly less sugar than almond extract - almond extract has 14.4g of sugar per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 0.06g of sugar.
Almond extract and butter, unsalted contain similar amounts of protein - almond extract has 0.03g of protein per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 0.85g of protein.
Butter, unsalted is high in saturated fat and almond extract has less saturated fat than butter, unsalted - butter, unsalted has 50.5g of saturated fat per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Butter, unsalted is high in cholesterol and almond extract has less cholesterol than butter, unsalted - butter, unsalted has 215mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Butter, unsalted is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than almond extract - butter, unsalted has 684ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Butter, unsalted has more Vitamin E than almond extract - butter, unsalted has 2.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Butter, unsalted has more Vitamin K than almond extract - butter, unsalted has 7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Almond extract has more niacin and Vitamin B6, however, butter, unsalted contains more pantothenic acid, folate and Vitamin B12. Both butter, unsalted and almond extract contain significant amounts of riboflavin.
| Butter, Unsalted | Almond Extract | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.005 MG | 0.003 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.034 MG | 0.029 MG |
| Niacin | 0.042 MG | 0.129 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.11 MG | 0.011 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.003 MG | 0.008 MG |
| Folate | 3 UG | ~ |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.17 UG | ~ |
Butter, unsalted has 700% more calcium than almond extract - almond extract has 3mg of calcium per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 24mg of calcium.
Almond extract and butter, unsalted contain similar amounts of iron - almond extract has 0.05mg of iron per 100 grams and butter, unsalted has 0.02mg of iron.
Butter, unsalted has more potassium than almond extract - butter, unsalted has 24mg of potassium per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Butter, Unsalted (Butter, without salt) and Almond Extract (Almond or vanilla extract, imitation, no alcohol) .
Butter, Unsalted g
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5% | calories | 5% |
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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5% | saturated fat | 5% |
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| G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||