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Butter cookie vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butter cookie and carrots different?

  • Butter cookie is higher in vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B2, copper, selenium, vitamin B12, and folate; however, carrots are richer in vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for carrots is 321% higher.
  • Carrots have a lower glycemic index (39) than butter cookie (55).

Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Carrots, raw are the varieties 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 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
Contains more IronIron +640%
Contains more CopperCopper +344.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +58.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +191.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +188.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg

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 20% 278% 13% 0% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +460.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +477.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +224.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +78.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +406.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +13.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +283.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +676.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +35.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter cookie Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 165µg 835µg 74%
Saturated fat 11.051g 0.037g 50%
Cholesterol 117mg 0mg 39%
Fats 18.8g 0.24g 29%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.066mg 25%
Iron 2.22mg 0.3mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.335mg 0.058mg 21%
Calories 467kcal 41kcal 21%
Carbs 68.9g 9.58g 20%
Copper 0.2mg 0.045mg 17%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 0µg 15%
Selenium 8.4µg 0.1µg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.522g 0.014g 14%
Folate 76µg 19µg 14%
Vitamin B3 3.19mg 0.983mg 14%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 13.2µg 10%
Protein 6.1g 0.93g 10%
Phosphorus 102mg 35mg 10%
Sodium 282mg 69mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.138mg 8%
Fiber 0.8g 2.8g 8%
Vitamin C 0mg 5.9mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.982g 0.117g 6%
Potassium 111mg 320mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.488mg 0.273mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 0IU 2%
Manganese 0.17mg 0.143mg 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.24mg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 0.66mg 1%
Net carbs 68.1g 6.78g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 12mg 0%
Calcium 29mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 20.24g 4.74g N/A
Choline 6.5mg 8.8mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.215mg 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.277mg 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.308mg 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.299mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.315mg 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0.04mg 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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10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +555.9%
Contains more FatsFats +7733.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +619.2%
Contains more OtherOther +66.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1819.3%

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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22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +39342.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +739.3%
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. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/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.