Angel food cake vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between angel food cake and butter cookie

Angel food cake has more phosphorus, while butter cookie has more vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, copper, vitamin A, and vitamin B12.
Butter cookie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 55% higher.
Butter cookie contains 3 times less phosphorus than angel food cake. Angel food cake contains 324mg of phosphorus, while butter cookie contains 102mg.
The amount of sodium in butter cookie is lower.
Butter cookie has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of butter cookie is 55, while the glycemic index of angel food cake is 67.

The food types used in this comparison are Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched.

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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.

Angel food cake

Butter cookie

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+382.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+217.6%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+19.4%
Contains more IronIron	+326.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+156.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+442.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-62.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+15.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~12mg

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.

Angel food cake

Butter cookie

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+46.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+262.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+261.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+146.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+16.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+117.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.121g	11.051g	50%
Cholesterol	0mg	117mg	39%
Phosphorus	324mg	102mg	32%
Fats	0.8g	18.8g	28%
Vitamin B1	0.102mg	0.37mg	22%
Iron	0.52mg	2.22mg	21%
Sodium	749mg	282mg	20%
Vitamin A	0µg	165µg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	0.071g	5.522g	14%
Vitamin B3	0.883mg	3.19mg	14%
Copper	0.078mg	0.2mg	14%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.36µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.491mg	0.335mg	12%
Calcium	140mg	29mg	11%
Folate	35µg	76µg	10%
Calories	258kcal	467kcal	10%
Vitamin B5	0.198mg	0.488mg	6%
Vitamin E		0.58mg	4%
Manganese	0.085mg	0.17mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.367g	0.982g	4%
Carbs	57.8g	68.9g	4%
Zinc	0.07mg	0.38mg	3%
Fiber	1.5g	0.8g	3%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Selenium	7.3µg	8.4µg	2%
Vitamin D		16IU	2%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Choline		6.5mg	1%
Potassium	93mg	111mg	1%
Protein	5.9g	6.1g	0%
Net carbs	56.3g	68.1g	N/A
Magnesium	12mg	12mg	0%
Sugar		20.24g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.031mg	0.036mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.075mg	0.084mg	0%
Threonine	0.248mg	0.215mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.312mg	0.277mg	0%
Leucine	0.481mg	0.471mg	0%
Lysine	0.364mg	0.308mg	0%
Methionine	0.183mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.334mg	0.299mg	0%
Valine	0.354mg	0.315mg	0%
Histidine	0.131mg	0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.007g	N/A