Butter cookie vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between butter cookie and biscuits

Butter cookie has more copper, vitamin A, and vitamin B12, while biscuits have more calcium, selenium, manganese, and phosphorus.
Butter cookie's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 38% higher.
Biscuits contain 8 times less vitamin A than butter cookie. Butter cookie contains 673IU of vitamin A, while biscuits contain 82IU.
The amount of cholesterol in biscuits 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 Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe.

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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.

Butter cookie

Biscuit

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

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%

~equal in Potassium ~121mg

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.

Butter cookie

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+71.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+350%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+24.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.356mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.31mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.949mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.035mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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