Butter cookie vs. Doughnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between butter cookie and doughnuts

Butter cookie has more vitamin A, vitamin B12, and copper; however, doughnuts are higher in phosphorus, vitamin E, manganese, vitamin K, and choline.
Butter cookie covers your daily need for cholesterol, 36% more than doughnuts.
Butter cookie has 48 times more vitamin A than doughnuts. While butter cookie has 673IU of vitamin A, doughnuts have only 14IU.
Doughnuts have less cholesterol.
The glycemic index of doughnuts is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned).

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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

Doughnuts

Contains more CopperCopper	+122.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+41.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+37.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+20.7%
Contains more IronIron	+14%
Contains more ZincZinc	+31.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+154.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+95.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.2%

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

Doughnuts

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4025%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+29.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+500%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+243.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+38.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+476.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+21.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+473.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.39mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.91mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	117mg	10mg	36%
Phosphorus	102mg	260mg	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.982g	3.915g	20%
Vitamin A	165µg	4µg	18%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.06µg	13%
Copper	0.2mg	0.09mg	12%
Starch		25.91g	11%
Fats	18.8g	24.93g	9%
Vitamin E	0.58mg	1.99mg	9%
Sodium	282mg	477mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	5.522g	8.544g	8%
Manganese	0.17mg	0.333mg	7%
Carbs	68.9g	47.06g	7%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	9.8µg	7%
Choline	6.5mg	37.3mg	6%
Iron	2.22mg	2.53mg	4%
Fiber	0.8g	1.7g	4%
Folate	76µg	92µg	4%
Selenium	8.4µg	10.1µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.335mg	0.301mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.488mg	0.377mg	2%
Protein	6.1g	5.31g	2%
Calories	467kcal	434kcal	2%
Vitamin B3	3.19mg	2.91mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.39mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin D	16IU	0IU	2%
Zinc	0.38mg	0.5mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.05mg	1%
Potassium	111mg	134mg	1%
Calcium	29mg	40mg	1%
Magnesium	12mg	17mg	1%
Net carbs	68.1g	45.36g	N/A
Sugar	20.24g	18.15g	N/A
Saturated fat	11.051g	11.105g	0%
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	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.239g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		3.573g	N/A