Butter
10 g of butter is 72 kcal and adds little to any of the eleven body systems PeakPie scores.
PER 10 G AS BOUGHT · 72 KCAL
The portion is the serving PeakPie's healthy kitchen standard allows for this ingredient (small amounts only).
What it feeds
The score is what this one portion would do for the organ on an otherwise empty day, against PeakPie’s daily targets for an adult aged 19 to 50 (protein at 70 kg). Your own targets in the app follow your age, sex, weight and activity.
What’s in 10 g
| NUTRIENT | AMOUNT | OF A DAY |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin A | 68 mcg RAE | 9% |
| Omega-3 ALA | 0g | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.2mg | 2% |
| B12 | 0mcg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 0.7mcg | 1% |
| Choline | 1.9mg | <1% |
| Phosphorus | 2.4mg | <1% |
| Beta-carotene | 16mcg | <1% |
| Calcium | 2.4mg | <1% |
| Selenium | 0.1mcg | <1% |
| Protein | 0.1g | <1% |
Watch out
- Saturated fat5.1g · 26% of the UK reference intake
- Sugars0g · <1% of the UK reference intake
- Salt0.2g · 3% of the UK reference intake
What may be claimed
Butter is a source of Vitamin A, Vitamin E. These are the authorised wordings from the GB Nutrition and Health Claims Register for those nutrients, the only health claims anyone may make about this food.
Vitamin A
- Vitamin A contributes to the maintenance of normal vision.
- Vitamin A contributes to the maintenance of normal skin.
- Vitamin A contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Vitamin A contributes to the maintenance of normal mucous membranes.
- Vitamin A contributes to normal iron metabolism.
A fat-soluble vitamin your retina uses to turn light into nerve signals. Skin and immune cells also depend on it to renew themselves.
Vitamin E
- Vitamin E contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
A fat-soluble antioxidant that sits inside cell membranes and shields them — especially in skin, heart, and lungs — from oxidative damage.
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