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Butter cookie vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between butter cookie and butterscotch

  • Butterscotch has less vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B2, copper, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B12, and phosphorus.
  • Butter cookie covers your daily saturated fat needs 45% more than butterscotch.
  • Butterscotch has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Candies, butterscotch.

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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 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +625%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3600%
Contains more IronIron +22100%
Contains more CopperCopper +19900%
Contains more ZincZinc +322.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +10100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +16900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1300%

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% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +489.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +544.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2983.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1993.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +159400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +466.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +712.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter cookie Butterscotch DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.051g 2.065g 41%
Cholesterol 117mg 9mg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.012mg 30%
Iron 2.22mg 0.01mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.335mg 0.016mg 25%
Fats 18.8g 3.3g 24%
Copper 0.2mg 0.001mg 22%
Vitamin B3 3.19mg 0.002mg 20%
Folate 76µg 0µg 19%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 0µg 15%
Vitamin A 165µg 28µg 15%
Phosphorus 102mg 1mg 14%
Selenium 8.4µg 0.6µg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.522g 0.845g 12%
Protein 6.1g 0.03g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.488mg 0.004mg 10%
Carbs 68.9g 90.4g 7%
Manganese 0.17mg 0.001mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.982g 0.122g 6%
Sodium 282mg 391mg 5%
Calories 467kcal 391kcal 4%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.09mg 3%
Fiber 0.8g 0g 3%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 0.09mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0mg 3%
Potassium 111mg 3mg 3%
Calcium 29mg 4mg 3%
Magnesium 12mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 0IU 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0.3µg 1%
Choline 6.5mg 0.8mg 1%
Net carbs 68.1g 90.4g N/A
Sugar 20.24g 80.46g 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 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
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +20233.3%
Contains more FatsFats +469.7%
Contains more OtherOther +56.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31.2%
Contains more WaterWater +14.1%

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
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +553.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +704.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.3%

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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. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.