Which has more protein, Butter, stick, salted or Fish, pollock, raw?

Protein data is not available for one or both foods.

Which has more calories, Butter, stick, salted or Fish, pollock, raw?

Calorie data is not available for one or both foods.

Is Butter, stick, salted healthier than Fish, pollock, raw?

Based on vitamin and mineral density, Fish, pollock, raw scores higher in more nutrients per 100g. However, the "healthier" choice depends on your specific nutritional needs.

Butter vs Fish

Nutrition comparison per 100g · USDA Foundation Foods & USDA Foundation Foods

Fish, pollock, raw is higher in more vitamins & minerals

Calories (kcal)

Butter —

Fish 56

Protein (g)

Butter —

Fish 12.3

Carbs (g)

Butter —

Fish 0

Fat (g)

Butter 82.2

Fish 0.410

Fiber (g)

Butter —

Fish —

Quick answers

Which is more nutrient-dense?

Fish, pollock, raw scores higher in more vitamins and minerals per 100g, though both foods can be part of a healthy diet.

Full Nutrition Comparison

All values per 100g edible portion. Green = Food A higher · Blue = Food B higher

Nutrient	Butter	Fish	Diff
Energy
Energy	—	56 kcal
Macronutrients
Water	15.8 g	86.7 g	-82%
Protein	—	12.3 g
Total lipid (fat)	82.2 g	0.410 g	+19949%
Carbohydrate, by difference	—	0 g
Sugars, Total	0.580 g	—
Fats & Fatty Acids
Fatty acids, total saturated	45.6 g	0.128 g	+35525%
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	16.9 g	0.073 g	+23051%
Fatty acids, total trans	—	0.016 g
Cholesterol	235 mg	46.0 mg	+411%
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	—	0 mg
Thiamin (Vitamin B1)	—	0.030 mg
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)	0 mg	0.080 mg	-100%
Niacin (Vitamin B3)	0 mg	0.653 mg	-100%
Pantothenic acid (Vitamin B5)	—	0.237 mg
Vitamin B-6 — Pyridoxine	0 mg	0.069 mg	-100%
Biotin (Vitamin B7)	5.00 ug	—
Vitamin B-12 — Cobalamin	0 ug	1.63 ug	-100%
Vitamin A, RAE	758 ug	3.00 ug	+25167%
Carotene, beta	168 ug	—
Carotene, alpha	2.00 ug	—
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	0 mg	0.490 mg	-100%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	0.400 ug	0.200 ug	+100%
Vitamin K2 — Menaquinone-4 (MK-4)	—	0 ug
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	21.0 mg	15.0 mg	+40%
Iron, Fe	0.060 mg	0.220 mg	-73%
Magnesium, Mg	1.60 mg	16.1 mg	-90%
Phosphorus, P	22.0 mg	284 mg	-92%
Potassium, K	23.0 mg	160 mg	-86%
Sodium, Na	524 mg	333 mg	+57%
Zinc, Zn	0.070 mg	0.310 mg	-77%
Copper, Cu	0.006 mg	0.031 mg	-81%
Manganese, Mn	0.005 mg	0.011 mg	-55%
Selenium, Se	0 ug	15.9 ug	-100%
Other Nutrients
Energy (Atwater General Factors)	—	53 kcal
Energy (Atwater Specific Factors)	—	56 kcal
Energy	—	235 kj
Nitrogen	—	1.97 g
Total fat (NLEA)	65.0 g	0.400 g	+16150%
Ash	—	1.36 g
Sucrose	0 g	—
Glucose	0 g	—
Fructose	0 g	—
Lactose	0.580 g	—
Maltose	0 g	—
Iodine, I	0 ug	—
Biotin	0 ug	—
Betaine	0.350 mg	—
Retinol	744 ug	3.00 ug	+24700%
cis-beta-Carotene	27.0 ug	—
trans-beta-Carotene	140 ug	—
Beta-carotene (Provitamin A)	8.00 ug	—
Cryptoxanthin, alpha	2.00 ug	—
cis-Lycopene	0 ug	—
trans-Lycopene	0 ug	—
cis-Lutein/Zeaxanthin	1.00 ug	—
Alpha-carotene (Provitamin A)	12.0 ug	—
Zeaxanthin	4.00 ug	—
Vitamin E — Beta-Tocopherol (β-Tocopherol)	0 mg	0 mg	=
Vitamin E — Gamma-Tocopherol (γ-Tocopherol)	0 mg	0 mg	=
Vitamin E — Delta-Tocopherol (δ-Tocopherol)	0 mg	0 mg	=
Vitamin E — Alpha-Tocotrienol (α-Tocotrienol)	0 mg	0 mg	=
Vitamin E — Beta-Tocotrienol (β-Tocotrienol)	0 mg	0 mg	=
Vitamin E — Gamma-Tocotrienol (γ-Tocotrienol)	0 mg	0 mg	=
Vitamin E — Delta-Tocotrienol (δ-Tocotrienol)	0 mg	0 mg	=
Vitamin D (D2 + D3 — total)	16.0 IU	8.00 IU	+100%
Vitamin D2 — Ergocalciferol (plant source)	0 ug	—
Vitamin D3 — Cholecalciferol (animal / sunlight source)	0.400 ug	0.200 ug	+100%
25-hydroxycholecalciferol	0.110 ug	—
Vitamin K1 — Phylloquinone	—	0 ug
Vitamin K (Dihydrophylloquinone — K1 reduced form)	—	0 ug
SFA 4:0 (Butyric acid)	2.04 g	0.002 g	+101900%
SFA 5:0	0 g	—
SFA 6:0 (Caproic acid)	1.44 g	0 g
SFA 7:0	0 g	—
SFA 8:0 (Caprylic acid)	0.840 g	0 g
SFA 9:0	0 g	—
SFA 10:0 (Capric acid)	1.92 g	0.002 g	+95900%
SFA 11:0 (Undecanoic acid)	0 g	0 g	=
SFA 12:0 (Lauric acid)	2.20 g	0.001 g	+219900%
SFA 14:0 (Myristic acid)	7.15 g	0.004 g	+178650%
SFA 15:0 (Pentadecanoic acid)	0.753 g	0.001 g	+75200%
SFA 16:0 (Palmitic acid)	21.2 g	0.087 g	+24268%
SFA 17:0 (Margaric acid)	0.432 g	0.001 g	+43100%
SFA 18:0 (Stearic acid)	7.42 g	0.028 g	+26400%
SFA 20:0 (Arachidic acid)	0.102 g	0 g
SFA 21:0	0.011 g	—
SFA 22:0 (Behenic acid)	0.043 g	0 g
SFA 23:0	0 g	—
SFA 24:0 (Lignoceric acid)	0.016 g	0 g
MUFA 12:1	0.052 g	—
MUFA 14:1 c	0.597 g	0.001 g	+59600%
MUFA 15:1 (Pentadecenoic acid)	0 g	0.001 g	-100%
MUFA 16:1 c (Omega-7, Palmitoleic acid — cis)	0.999 g	0.003 g	+33200%
MUFA 17:1 (Heptadecenoic acid)	0.135 g	0.004 g	+3275%
MUFA 17:1 c	0.135 g	0.004 g	+3275%
MUFA 18:1 c (Omega-9, Oleic acid — cis)	15.0 g	0.048 g	+31150%
MUFA 20:1 (Omega-9, Gondoic / Gadoleic acid)	—	0.010 g
MUFA 20:1 c	0.117 g	0.010 g	+1070%
MUFA 22:1 c (Omega-9, Erucic acid — cis)	0.004 g	0.001 g	+300%
MUFA 22:1 n-9	0.004 g	—
MUFA 22:1 n-11	0 g	—
MUFA 24:1 c (Omega-9, Nervonic acid — cis)	0.001 g	0.005 g	-80%
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	2.52 g	0.182 g	+1285%
PUFA 18:2 c	2.25 g	0.005 g	+44900%
PUFA 18:2 n-6 (Omega-6, LA — Linoleic acid)	1.89 g	0.004 g	+47150%
PUFA 18:2 CLAs	0.358 g	0 g
PUFA 18:3 c	0.331 g	0.001 g	+33000%
PUFA 18:3 n-3 (Omega-3, ALA — Alpha-linolenic acid)	0.308 g	0.001 g	+30700%
PUFA 18:3 n-6 (Omega-6, GLA — Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.023 g	0 g
PUFA 18:4 n-3 (Omega-3, SDA — Stearidonic acid)	0.015 g	0.001 g	+1400%
PUFA 20:2 c	0.016 g	0.001 g	+1500%
PUFA 20:2 n-6 (Omega-6, Eicosadienoic acid)	0.016 g	0.001 g	+1500%
PUFA 20:3 c	0.081 g	0.002 g	+3950%
PUFA 20:3 n-3 (Omega-3, Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.004 g	0 g
PUFA 20:4 n-6 (Omega-6, AA — Arachidonic acid)	0.077 g	0.002 g	+3750%
PUFA 20:3 n-9 (Omega-9, Mead acid)	0 g	—
PUFA 22:3	0 g	—
PUFA 20:4 (Omega-6, Arachidonic acid family)	0.104 g	0.005 g	+1980%
PUFA 20:4c	0.104 g	0.005 g	+1980%
PUFA 20:5c	0.024 g	0.049 g	-51%
PUFA 20:5 n-3 (Omega-3, EPA — Eicosapentaenoic acid)	0.024 g	0.049 g	-51%
PUFA 22:2 (Docosadienoic acid)	0.006 g	0 g
PUFA 22:5 c	0.039 g	0.004 g	+875%
PUFA 22:4 (Omega-6, Adrenic acid)	0.016 g	0 g
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (Omega-3, DPA — Docosapentaenoic acid)	0.039 g	0.004 g	+875%
PUFA 22:6 c	0.002 g	0.116 g	-98%
PUFA 22:6 n-3 (Omega-3, DHA — Docosahexaenoic acid)	0.002 g	0.116 g	-98%
Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic	—	0.004 g
TFA 16:1 t	—	0 g
TFA 18:1 t	—	0.004 g
TFA 22:1 t	—	0 g
Fatty acids, total trans-dienoic	—	0.011 g
TFA 18:2 t not further defined	—	0.011 g
Tryptophan (EAA)	0.010 g	0.180 g	-94%
Threonine (EAA)	0.025 g	0.580 g	-96%
Isoleucine (EAA, BCAA)	0.022 g	0.620 g	-96%
Leucine (EAA, BCAA)	0.050 g	1.06 g	-95%
Lysine (EAA)	0.070 g	1.21 g	-94%
Methionine (EAA)	0.013 g	0.400 g	-97%
Cystine (conditionally essential)	—	0.140 g
Phenylalanine (EAA)	0.025 g	0.510 g	-95%
Tyrosine (conditionally essential)	0.017 g	0.490 g	-97%
Valine (EAA, BCAA)	0.030 g	0.670 g	-96%
Arginine (conditionally essential)	0.035 g	0.930 g	-96%
Histidine (EAA)	0.012 g	0.280 g	-96%
Alanine	0.017 g	0.750 g	-98%
Aspartic acid	0.043 g	1.31 g	-97%
Glutamic acid	0.080 g	2.08 g	-96%
Glycine (conditionally essential)	0.007 g	0.590 g	-99%
Proline (conditionally essential)	0.060 g	0.500 g	-88%
Serine	0.037 g	0.540 g	-93%
Hydroxyproline	0 g	—
Cysteine	0 g	—
Choline
Choline from glycerophoshocholine	1.20 mg	—
Choline from phosphatidylcholine	11.0 mg	—
Choline from phosphocholine	0.700 mg	—
Choline from sphingomyelin	5.40 mg	—
Free Choline	0.600 mg	—
Total Choline	19.0 mg	—
Iodine
Iodine mcg/100gB	4.60 mcg	—
Fluoride
Mean mcg/100g **	2.77 mg	—

* All values per 100g edible portion. Source: USDA Foundation Foods and USDA Foundation Foods. Diff column shows percentage difference relative to Food B.

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Dig deeper — biggest differences

Vitamin A, RAE +25167% in Butter, stick, salted Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) -100% in Butter, stick, salted Niacin (Vitamin B3) -100% in Butter, stick, salted Vitamin B-6 — Pyridoxine -100% in Butter, stick, salted

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