Butter vs Mascarpone cheese: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Butter has 717 kcal and Mascarpone cheese has 429 kcal, so Mascarpone cheese has 40% fewer calories.

Mascarpone cheese has more protein (3.57 g vs 0.85 g). Butter has more fat (81.1 g vs 42.9 g). Mascarpone cheese has more carbohydrates (3.57 g vs 0.06 g). Relative to calories, Mascarpone cheese is the better protein source (0.83 g vs 0.12 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Butter - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Butter - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Butter
Serving size:
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tablespoon (12g)slice (10g)cup (227g)half cup (113.5g)
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Total Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
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0%
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0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
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* 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.
Mascarpone
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tablespoon (28g)teaspoon (9g)cup (120g)half cup (60g)
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Total Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
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0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
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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 vs Mascarpone 100g Compare

per 100gButterMascarpone cheese
Calories717 429
Carbohydrates0.06 g3.57 g
Fat81.11 g42.86 g
Protein0.85 g3.57 g
Calcium24 mg143 mg
Sodium11 mg54 mg
Vitaminium A2499 IU1786 IU

More Calories in Butter

At first glance, you can see that in butter is much more calories than in mascarpone.

Butter has 717 kcal per 100g and mascarpone 429 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 67%.

In butter and in mascarpone most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare butter with mascarpone in details.

Butter 100g

717kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS.
  • 0% PROTEIN
  • 100% FAT
Butter calories per:
100g | ounce | tablespoon | slice | cup | half cup

Mascarpone cheese 100g

429kcal

Calories source

  • 3% CARBS
  • 3% PROTEIN
  • 93% FAT
Mascarpone cheese calories per:
100g | ounce | tablespoon | teaspoon | cup | half cup

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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.