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Butter Nutrition Facts Label: Calories & Sat Fat

The FDA Nutrition Facts label for butter, drawn for 1 tbsp: 102 calories, 0.1 g protein, 11.5 g fat, 0 g carbs, with %DV. Plus Canada, EU and UK versions and a PNG download.

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Nutrition Facts 1 serving per container Serving size 1 tbsp (14.2g) Amount per serving Calories 100 % Daily Value* Total Fat 12g 15% Saturated Fat 7g 37% Trans Fat 0.5g Cholesterol 30mg 10% Sodium 90mg 4% Total Carbohydrate 0g 0% Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Total Sugars 0g Includes 0g Added Sugars 0% Protein 0g Vitamin D 0mcg 0% Calcium 0mg 0% Iron 0mg 0% Potassium 0mg 0% The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. *
Standard vertical FDA format (21 CFR 101.9) for 1 tbsp of butter - rendered by the NFL label engine.

Butter Nutrition Facts label (FDA standard format)

This is the Nutrition Facts label for butter as the FDA specifies it: one serving of 1 tbsp (14.2 g), every value rounded exactly as 21 CFR 101.9 requires, the same rounding a compliance reviewer checks. Nutrient data is USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, FDC ID 173410: Butter, salted).

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Butter Nutrition Facts label, FDA standard format for 1 tbsp, PNG download

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Butter nutrition label for Canada, the EU and the UK

The same 1 tbsp of butter, drawn by the site's Canadian, EU and UK renderers. Canada keeps a per-serving panel in English and French with its own Daily Values and folds trans fat into the saturated-fat row. The EU declaration is per 100 g only, states energy in kJ and kcal, and declares salt (sodium × 2.5) rather than sodium. The UK table is the EU layout as retained by the Food Information Regulations 2014, with the optional per-serving column and %RI. One recipe in the generator renders all of them from the same numbers.

What stands out in butter

Measured against the FDA's nutrient-content claim thresholds (21 CFR 101.54), butter is notable for:

  • Saturated Fat - 7g per 1 tbsp - 37% DV, at or above the 20% the FDA treats as high.

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Butter nutrition facts per serving and per 100 g

Nutrient Per 1 tbsp % DV* Per 100 g
Calories 100 – 717
Total Fat 12g 15% 81.1g
Saturated Fat 7g 37% 51.4g
Trans Fat 0.5g – 3.3g
Cholesterol 30mg 10% 215mg
Sodium 90mg 4% 643mg
Total Carbohydrate 0g 0% 0.1g
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% 0g
Total Sugars 0g – 0.1g
Added Sugars 0g 0% 0g
Protein 0g – 0.9g
Vitamin D 0mcg 0% 0mcg
Calcium 0mg 0% 24mg
Iron 0mg 0% 0mg
Potassium 0mg 0% 24mg

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet (FDA adult reference values). Per-serving values use the FDA's label rounding rules; per-100 g values are the unrounded USDA amounts.

Macronutrient breakdown

By calories, butter is 100% fat, 0% carbohydrate and 0% protein (Atwater 9/4/4 factors, per 1 tbsp).

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Butter nutrition FAQ

How many calories are in butter?
Butter has 102 calories per 1 tbsp and 717 calories per 100 g, based on USDA data (Butter, salted).
How much saturated fat is in butter?
Butter has 7g per 1 tbsp - 37% DV, at or above the 20% the FDA treats as high.
How much protein is in butter?
Butter has 0.1 g of protein per 1 tbsp, with 11.5 g of total fat and 0 g of carbohydrates.
What is the serving size for butter?
These values use 1 tbsp (14.2 g) - the standard USDA household measure. The per-100 g column converts to any portion.
Is there a Canadian, EU or UK nutrition label for butter?
Yes. This page renders the same 1 tbsp of butter as a Canadian bilingual Nutrition Facts table, an EU 1169/2011 nutrition declaration (per 100 g, energy in kJ and kcal, salt instead of sodium) and a UK nutrition information table with %RI. The generator switches between all of them from one recipe.

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Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy release (public domain). FDC ID 173410 - Butter, salted. Serving: 1 tbsp = 14.2 g (USDA household measure).

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