Biscuit vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between biscuits and butter cookie

Biscuits have more calcium, selenium, manganese, and phosphorus, while butter cookie has more copper, vitamin A, and vitamin B12.
Butter cookie's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 38% higher.
Butter cookie contains 8 times less calcium than biscuits. Biscuits contain 235mg of calcium, while butter cookie contains 29mg.
The amount of sodium in butter cookie is lower.
Biscuits have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of biscuits is 44, while the glycemic index of butter cookie is 55.

The food types used in this comparison are Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe 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.

Biscuit

Butter cookie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+710.3%
Contains more IronIron	+30.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+42.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+60.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+122.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+132.1%

Contains more CopperCopper	+143.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-51.4%

~equal in Potassium ~111mg

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.

Biscuit

Butter cookie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+71.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+350%
Contains more FolateFolate	+24.6%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.37mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.335mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.19mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.036mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	3mg	117mg	38%
Saturated fat	4.324g	11.051g	31%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	0.982g	21%
Calcium	235mg	29mg	21%
Selenium	19.5µg	8.4µg	20%
Vitamin A		165µg	18%
Sodium	580mg	282mg	13%
Copper	0.082mg	0.2mg	13%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.36µg	12%
Phosphorus	164mg	102mg	9%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.17mg	9%
Iron	2.9mg	2.22mg	9%
Carbs	44.6g	68.9g	8%
Calories	353kcal	467kcal	6%
Vitamin E		0.58mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.488mg	4%
Folate	61µg	76µg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	5.522g	4%
Fats	16.3g	18.8g	4%
Fiber	1.5g	0.8g	3%
Vitamin D		16IU	2%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Protein	7g	6.1g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.335mg	2%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	3.19mg	2%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Choline		6.5mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.37mg	1%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.38mg	1%
Magnesium	18mg	12mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.1g	68.1g	N/A
Potassium	121mg	111mg	0%
Sugar	2.18g	20.24g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.036mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.084mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.215mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.277mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.471mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.308mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.299mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.315mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A