American cheese vs. Cookie dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between American cheese and cookie dough

American cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and selenium; however, cookie dough is higher in manganese, iron, and vitamin B1.
American cheese covers your daily calcium needs 101% more than cookie dough.
Cookie dough contains 38 times less vitamin B12 than American cheese. American cheese contains 1.5µg of vitamin B12, while cookie dough contains 0.04µg.
Cookie dough has less sodium.
The glycemic index of cookie dough is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D and Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

American cheese

Cookie dough

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3271%
Contains more ZincZinc	+289.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+516.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+122%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+11.4%
Contains more IronIron	+239.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+139.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1765.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~28mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

American cheese

Cookie dough

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+6150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+58.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+31.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+3650%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1460%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2353.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+337.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.372mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	1045mg	31mg	101%
Phosphorus	641mg	104mg	77%
Vitamin B12	1.5µg	0.04µg	61%
Saturated fat	18.057g	4.751g	60%
Sodium	1671mg	294mg	60%
Manganese	0.041mg	0.765mg	31%
Vitamin A	250µg	4µg	27%
Protein	18.13g	5.4g	25%
Cholesterol	100mg	24mg	25%
Fats	31.79g	18.9g	20%
Selenium	20.2µg	9.1µg	20%
Iron	0.63mg	2.14mg	19%
Carbs	3.7g	59.1g	18%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.234mg	18%
Zinc	2.49mg	0.64mg	17%
Vitamin B3	0.076mg	1.865mg	11%
Fiber	0g	2.5g	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.286g	2.592g	9%
Copper	0.046mg	0.11mg	7%
Choline	36.2mg		7%
Vitamin B2	0.234mg	0.148mg	7%
Folate	8µg	35µg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	8.236g	10.531g	6%
Vitamin E	0.8mg		5%
Vitamin D	0.6µg		3%
Vitamin D	23IU		3%
Calories	371kcal	424kcal	3%
Vitamin K	2.6µg		2%
Vitamin B6	0.054mg	0.041mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.403mg	0.372mg	1%
Net carbs	3.7g	56.6g	N/A
Magnesium	26mg	28mg	0%
Potassium	132mg	147mg	0%
Sugar	2.26g		N/A
Trans fat	1.144g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.088mg	0%
Threonine	0.772mg	0.177mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	0.227mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	0.414mg	0%
Lysine	1.516mg	0.257mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.122mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.939mg	0.278mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	0.291mg	0%
Histidine	0.546mg	0.125mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.012g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.006g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.137g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.021g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.033g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.79g		N/A