Butter cookie vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between butter cookie and cereal

Butter cookie has less vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin C, vitamin A, and manganese than cereal.
Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 493% more than butter cookie.
Butter cookie has 43 times more saturated fat than cereal. While butter cookie has 11.051g of saturated fat, cereal has only 0.26g.
The glycemic index of cereal is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands).

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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

Cereal

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+190%
Contains more CopperCopper	+46%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+32.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-64.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+33.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+58.3%
Contains more IronIron	+1434.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+364.7%

~equal in Potassium ~105mg

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

Cereal

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+625%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+115.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+393.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1599.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1055.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+828.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+16527.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	6.288mg	493%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	5.986mg	458%
Iron	2.22mg	34.06mg	398%
Vitamin B2	0.335mg	3.87mg	272%
Vitamin B3	3.19mg	29.62mg	165%
Vitamin A	165µg	814µg	72%
Zinc	0.38mg	7.6mg	66%
Saturated fat	11.051g	0.26g	49%
Vitamin C	0mg	38.5mg	43%
Cholesterol	117mg		39%
Fats	18.8g	1.08g	27%
Manganese	0.17mg	0.79mg	27%
Sodium	282mg	795mg	22%
Folate	76µg		19%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg		15%
Monounsaturated fat	5.522g	0.204g	13%
Copper	0.2mg	0.137mg	7%
Carbs	68.9g	86.85g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.488mg	0.226mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.982g	0.354g	4%
Selenium	8.4µg	6.3µg	4%
Calories	467kcal	378kcal	4%
Phosphorus	102mg	77mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.58mg	0.08mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Magnesium	12mg	19mg	2%
Fiber	0.8g	1.4g	2%
Vitamin D	16IU		2%
Calcium	29mg	10mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	0µg	1%
Choline	6.5mg		1%
Protein	6.1g	6.06g	0%
Net carbs	68.1g	85.45g	N/A
Potassium	111mg	105mg	0%
Sugar	20.24g	10.35g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.084mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.215mg	0.241mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.277mg	0.26mg	0%
Leucine	0.471mg	0.767mg	0%
Lysine	0.308mg	0.113mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.13mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.299mg	0.365mg	0%
Valine	0.315mg	0.344mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	0.162mg	0%
Fructose		0.26g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.011g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0g	N/A