Butter (60% fat) vs Lard: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Butter (60% fat) has 499 kcal and Lard has 898 kcal, so Butter (60% fat) has 44% fewer calories.

Butter (60% fat) has more protein (3.3 g vs 0.07 g). Lard has more fat (99.5 g vs 55.1 g). Relative to calories, Butter (60% fat) is the better protein source (0.66 g vs 0.01 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Butter (60% fat) - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Butter (60% fat) - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Butter 60% Fat
Serving size:
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tablespoon (11g)teaspoon (6g)slice (16g)cup (227g)half cup (113.5g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Lard
Serving size:
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tablespoon (12g)teaspoon (4g)slice (18g)cup (205g)half cup (102.5g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Butter 60% Fat vs Lard 100g Compare


per 100gButter (60% fat)Lard
Calories499 898
Fat55.1 g99.5 g
Protein3.3 g0.07 g
Water42.1 g0.25 g
Calcium48 mg1 mg
Iron1.09 mg0.13 mg
Phosphorus4.8 mg11 mg
Potassium71 mg15 mg
Sodium450 mg27 mg
Zink4.8 mg11 mg
Vitaminium A1698 IU37 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.01 mg0.004 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.07 mg0.015 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.02 mg0.725 mg
Vitaminium B60.01 mg0.005 mg

Less Calories in Butter 60% fat

At first glance, you can see that in butter 60% fat is much less calories than in lard.

Butter 60% fat has 499 kcal per 100g and lard 898 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 80%.

In butter 60% fat and in lard most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare butter 60% fat with lard in details.

Butter (60% fat) 100g

499kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS.
  • 3% PROTEIN
  • 97% FAT

Lard 100g

898kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS
  • 0% PROTEIN
  • 100% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.