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Butter cookie vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between butter cookie and amaranth?

  • Butter cookie is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, and copper, yet amaranth is higher in manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B6.
  • Amaranth's daily need coverage for manganese is 30% more.
  • Butter cookie has 47 times more sodium than amaranth. While butter cookie has 282mg of sodium, amaranth has only 6mg.
  • The glycemic index of butter cookie is lower.

We used Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Amaranth grain, cooked types in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 8.7% 9.8% 83% 67% 10% 44% 37% 22% 46%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 46% 14% 12% 79% 50% 23% 63% 0.78% 111% 30%
Contains more CopperCopper +34.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +52.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +441.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +62.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +126.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +402.4%
~equal in Iron ~2.1mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 55% 12% 6% 93% 77% 60% 29% 8.3% 45% 4.3% 57% 3.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 3.8% 5.1% 4.4% 0% 26% 0% 0% 17% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +205.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1422.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1257.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +245.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +213.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter cookie Amaranth DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.051g 50%
Cholesterol 117mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.015mg 30%
Manganese 0.17mg 0.854mg 30%
Fats 18.8g 1.58g 26%
Vitamin B2 0.335mg 0.022mg 24%
Vitamin A 165µg 18%
Vitamin B3 3.19mg 0.235mg 18%
Calories 467kcal 102kcal 18%
Carbs 68.9g 18.69g 17%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.522g 14%
Folate 76µg 22µg 14%
Magnesium 12mg 65mg 13%
Sodium 282mg 6mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.488mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.982g 7%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Phosphorus 102mg 148mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.113mg 6%
Copper 0.2mg 0.149mg 6%
Selenium 8.4µg 5.5µg 5%
Protein 6.1g 3.8g 5%
Fiber 0.8g 2.1g 5%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.86mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 0.19mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 2%
Calcium 29mg 47mg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 2%
Iron 2.22mg 2.1mg 2%
Potassium 111mg 135mg 1%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Net carbs 68.1g 16.59g N/A
Sugar 20.24g N/A
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0%
Threonine 0.215mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.277mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 0%
Lysine 0.308mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.299mg 0%
Valine 0.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 19% 69% 5%
Protein: 6.1 g
Fats: 18.8 g
Carbs: 68.9 g
Water: 4.6 g
Other: 1.6 g
4% 19% 75%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 1.58 g
Carbs: 18.69 g
Water: 75.16 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +60.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1089.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +268.6%
Contains more OtherOther +107.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1533.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Butter cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174950/nutrients
  2. Amaranth - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170683/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.