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Butter cookie vs. Egg white — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butter cookie and egg whites different?

  • Butter cookie is higher in vitamin B1, iron, copper, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin A, and phosphorus; however, egg whites are richer in selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for butter cookie is 55% higher.
  • Egg whites have less saturated fat.
  • Egg whites have a lower glycemic index (0) than butter cookie (55).

Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Egg, white, raw, fresh 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +314.3%
Contains more IronIron +2675%
Contains more CopperCopper +769.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1166.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +580%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1445.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +138.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +9150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2938.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +156.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +620%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1800%
Contains more CholineCholine +490.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +31%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter cookie Egg white DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.051g 0g 50%
Cholesterol 117mg 0mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.004mg 31%
Fats 18.8g 0.17g 29%
Iron 2.22mg 0.08mg 27%
Carbs 68.9g 0.73g 23%
Calories 467kcal 52kcal 21%
Selenium 8.4µg 20µg 21%
Copper 0.2mg 0.023mg 20%
Vitamin B3 3.19mg 0.105mg 19%
Vitamin A 165µg 0µg 18%
Folate 76µg 4µg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 5.522g 0g 14%
Phosphorus 102mg 15mg 12%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 0.09µg 11%
Protein 6.1g 10.9g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.335mg 0.439mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.982g 0g 7%
Manganese 0.17mg 0.011mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.488mg 0.19mg 6%
Sodium 282mg 166mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 0mg 4%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.03mg 3%
Fiber 0.8g 0g 3%
Calcium 29mg 7mg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 0IU 2%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.005mg 2%
Potassium 111mg 163mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0µg 1%
Choline 6.5mg 1.1mg 1%
Net carbs 68.1g 0.73g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 20.24g 0.71g N/A
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.215mg 0.449mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.277mg 0.661mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 1.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.308mg 0.806mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0.399mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.299mg 0.686mg 0%
Valine 0.315mg 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0.29mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 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
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 g
Contains more FatsFats +10958.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +9338.4%
Contains more OtherOther +154%
Contains more ProteinProtein +78.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1803.7%

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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. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/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.