Butter cookie vs. Chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between butter cookie and chocolate?

Butter cookie is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3, yet chocolate is higher in copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, and fiber.
Chocolate's daily need coverage for copper is 92% more.
Butter cookie has 15 times more vitamin B1 than chocolate. While butter cookie has 0.37mg of vitamin B1, chocolate has only 0.025mg.
The amount of cholesterol in chocolate is lower.
The glycemic index of chocolate is lower.

We used Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids types 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.

Butter cookie

Chocolate

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+180%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1116.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+93.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+403.6%
Contains more IronIron	+261.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+414%
Contains more ZincZinc	+428.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+102%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+734.7%

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

Chocolate

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+8150%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1380%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+570%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+340%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+64.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+56.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+16.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+376.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.54mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.2mg	1.028mg	92%
Iron	2.22mg	8.02mg	73%
Manganese	0.17mg	1.419mg	54%
Cholesterol	117mg	8mg	36%
Saturated fat	11.051g	18.519g	34%
Magnesium	12mg	146mg	32%
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.025mg	29%
Fiber	0.8g	7g	25%
Vitamin B2	0.335mg	0.05mg	22%
Folate	76µg		19%
Fats	18.8g	31.28g	19%
Vitamin A	165µg	2µg	18%
Zinc	0.38mg	2.01mg	15%
Phosphorus	102mg	206mg	15%
Vitamin B3	3.19mg	0.725mg	15%
Potassium	111mg	559mg	13%
Caffeine	0mg	43mg	11%
Sodium	282mg	24mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	5.522g	9.54g	10%
Selenium	8.4µg	3µg	10%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	8.1µg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.23µg	5%
Calories	467kcal	546kcal	4%
Vitamin B5	0.488mg	0.297mg	4%
Calcium	29mg	56mg	3%
Carbs	68.9g	61.17g	3%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Vitamin D	16IU		2%
Protein	6.1g	4.88g	2%
Choline	6.5mg		1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.982g	1.092g	1%
Net carbs	68.1g	54.17g	N/A
Sugar	20.24g	47.9g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.58mg	0.54mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.042mg	0%
Trans fat		0.112g	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	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.085g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.947g	N/A