Editing Butter (section)

==Nutritional information==
{{See also|Butterfat}}
Butter (salted during manufacturing) is 16% water, 81% [[fat]], and 1% [[protein (nutrient)|protein]], with negligible [[carbohydrate]]s (provided from table source as 100 g). [[Saturated fat]] is 51% of total fats in butter (table source).

In a reference amount of {{cvt|100|g}}, butter supplies 717 [[calorie]]s and 76% of the [[Daily Value]] (DV) for [[vitamin A]], 15% DV for [[vitamin E]], and 28% DV for [[sodium in biology|sodium]], with no other [[micronutrient]]s in significant content (table). In 100 grams, salted butter contains 215 mg of [[cholesterol]] (table source).

{{Nutritional value
| name            = Butter, salted
| serving_size    = 100 g
| kcal            = 717
| water           = 16 g
| carbs           = 0.06&nbsp;g
| sugars          = 0.06&nbsp;g
| fat             = 81.1&nbsp;g
| satfat          = 51.4&nbsp;g
| monofat         = 21&nbsp;g
| polyfat         = 3&nbsp;g 
| protein         = 0.85 g
| cholesterol     = 215&nbsp;mg
| vitA_ug         = 684
| thiamin_mg      = <!-- 0.0007 -->   <!-- don't include nutrients that are < 1% of RDA -->
| riboflavin_mg   = <!-- 0.005 -->
| niacin_mg       = <!-- 0.006 -->
| pantothenic_mg  = 
| vitB6_mg        = <!-- 0.0004 -->
| folate_ug       = <!-- 0.426 -->
| vitB12_ug       = 0.17
| choline_mg      = 
| vitC_mg         = 
| vitD_ug         = <!-- 0.06 -->
| vitD_iu         = 
| vitE_mg         = 2.32
| vitK_ug         = 7
| calcium_mg      = 24
| copper_mg       = 
| iron_mg         = <!-- 0.03 -->
| magnesium_mg    = <!-- 0.28 -->
| manganese_mg    = 
| phosphorus_mg   = <!-- 3.4 -->
| potassium_mg    = <!-- 3.4 -->
| selenium_ug     =
| sodium_mg       = 643
| zinc_mg         = <!-- 0.01 -->
| note=[https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173410/nutrients Link to USDA Database entry] 
}}

As butter is essentially just the milk fat, it contains only traces of [[lactose]], so moderate consumption of butter is not a problem for [[lactose intolerant]] people.<ref>From data here [http://www.gastro.net.au/diets/lactose.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051224060911/http://www.gastro.net.au/diets/lactose.html#|date=24 December 2005}}, one [[teaspoon]] of butter contains 0.03&nbsp;grams of lactose; a cup of milk contains 400 times that amount.</ref> People with [[milk allergies]] may still need to avoid butter, which contains enough of the allergy-causing proteins to cause reactions.<ref>Allergy Society of South Africa. [http://www.allergysa.org/milk.htm Milk Allergy & Intolerance] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051126084811/http://www.allergysa.org/milk.htm |date=26 November 2005 }}. Retrieved 27 November 2005.</ref>

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