Butter Calories and nutrition facts · Butter, milk fat
- Carbs
- 0.11 g
- Fibre
- 0 g
- Sugars
- 0.11 g
- Protein
- 0.17 g
- Fat
- 11.5 g
Where the calories come from
Butter has 103 kcal per tbsp (14.2 g), with 0.11 g carbs, 0 g fibre, 0.17 g protein and 11.5 g fat. 100 g has 727 kcal.
Share of your daily needs in one tbsp
Diet tags
Last updated June 30, 2026 · Where the data comes from
Learn about butter
How much unsalted butter should be consumed per day?
The American Heart Association recommends limiting saturated fat intake to about 13 grams per day for a 2,000 calorie diet. This equates to approximately 1 tablespoon of butter per day, including all sources of saturated fat in the diet.
Nutrients in butter
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% of the daily value for a healthy adult. Your own needs depend on age, sex and activity.
Energy and macros
Vitamins
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Vitamin A (RAE) 706µg109% of daily
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Vitamin A (Retinol) 668µg
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Vitamin D 0.33µg2% of daily
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Vitamin E 1.51mg14% of daily
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Vitamin K 18µg26% of daily
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Vitamin B1 0mg0% of daily
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Vitamin B2 0.03mg2% of daily
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1% of daily
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Vitamin B6 0mg0% of daily
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1% of daily
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Vitamin B12 0µg0% of daily
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Vitamin C 0mg0% of daily
Minerals
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Salt 0mg0% of max
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Calcium 24mg3% of daily
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Chromium 6µg24% of daily
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Copper 0.01mg1% of daily
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Fluoride 0mg
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Iodine 4µg3% of daily
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Iron 0.18mg1% of daily
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Magnesium 2.60mg1% of daily
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Manganese 0.01mg0% of daily
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Molybdenum 0mg0% of daily
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Phosphorus 34mg6% of daily
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Potassium 18mg1% of daily
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Selenium 0.50µg1% of daily
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Sodium 0mg0% of max
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Zinc 0.08mg1% of daily
Carbohydrates
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Starch 0g
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Sugars 0.80g2% of max
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Added Sugars 0g0% of max
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Sucrose 0g
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Maltose 0g
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Fructose 0g
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Galactose 0g
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Glucose 0g
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Fibre, total 0g0% of daily
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Polyols 0g
Fats
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Omega-3 0.36g
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Alpha-linolenic acid 357mg
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EPA fatty acid 0mg
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DHA fatty acid 0mg
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Omega-6 1.27g
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Linoleic acid 1,039mg
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Arachidonic acid 0mg
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Oleic acid 16,830mg
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238% of max
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Palmitic acid 21,290mg
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Stearic acid 9g
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Cholesterol 178mg
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Trans fatty acids 2.54g
Amino acids
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Histidine 0.02g2% of daily
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Isoleucine 0.05g4% of daily
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Leucine 0.08g3% of daily
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Lysine 0.07g3% of daily
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Methionine 0.02g2% of daily
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Cysteine no data
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Phenylalanine 0.04g2% of daily
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Tyrosine 0.04g3% of daily
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Tryptophan 0.01g3% of daily
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Threonine 0.04g3% of daily
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Valine 0.06g3% of daily
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Alanine 0.03g
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Arginine 0.03g
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Asparagine no data
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Aspartic acid 0.06g
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Cystine 0.01g1% of daily
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Glutamic acid 0.18g
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Glutamine no data
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Glycine 0.02g
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Proline 0.08g
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Serine 0.05g
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Hydroxyproline no data
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Taurine no data
Amino acid data is mapped from the USDA database, for information only.
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