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Butter cookie vs. Apple — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butter cookie and apples different?

  • Butter cookie is higher than apples in vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, copper, folate, selenium, and vitamin B12.
  • Butter cookie covers your daily need for saturated fat, 55% more than apples.
  • Butter cookie has a higher glycemic index (55) than apples (36).

Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Apples, raw, with skin types were used 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.8% 9.4% 4.5% 9% 1.1% 4.7% 0.13% 4.6% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +140%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +383.3%
Contains more IronIron +1750%
Contains more CopperCopper +640.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +850%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +827.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +385.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
~equal in Potassium ~107mg

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%
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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 15% 1% 3.6% 0% 4.3% 6% 1.7% 3.7% 9.5% 0% 5.5% 2.3% 1.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +222.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2076.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1188.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3405.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +91.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +29.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter cookie Apple DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.051g 0.028g 50%
Cholesterol 117mg 0mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.017mg 29%
Fats 18.8g 0.17g 29%
Iron 2.22mg 0.12mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.335mg 0.026mg 24%
Calories 467kcal 52kcal 21%
Copper 0.2mg 0.027mg 19%
Vitamin B3 3.19mg 0.091mg 19%
Folate 76µg 3µg 18%
Carbs 68.9g 13.81g 18%
Vitamin A 165µg 3µg 18%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 0µg 15%
Selenium 8.4µg 0µg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.522g 0.007g 14%
Phosphorus 102mg 11mg 13%
Sodium 282mg 1mg 12%
Protein 6.1g 0.26g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.488mg 0.061mg 9%
Fructose 5.9g 7%
Fiber 0.8g 2.4g 6%
Manganese 0.17mg 0.035mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.982g 0.051g 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.6mg 5%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 0.18mg 3%
Vitamin D 16IU 0IU 2%
Magnesium 12mg 5mg 2%
Calcium 29mg 6mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Choline 6.5mg 3.4mg 1%
Net carbs 68.1g 11.41g N/A
Potassium 111mg 107mg 0%
Sugar 20.24g 10.39g N/A
Starch 0.05g 0%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.041mg 0%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 2.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0.001mg 0%
Threonine 0.215mg 0.006mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.277mg 0.006mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.308mg 0.012mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.299mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.315mg 0.012mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0.005mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.011g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g 0g 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
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14% 86%
Protein: 0.26 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 13.81 g
Water: 85.56 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2246.2%
Contains more FatsFats +10958.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +398.9%
Contains more OtherOther +700%
Contains more WaterWater +1760%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
63% 31% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.051 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.522 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.982 g
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33% 8% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.051 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +78785.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1825.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. Apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171688/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.