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Butter cookie vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between butter cookie and ginger

  • Ginger contains less vitamin B1, vitamin B2, iron, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, selenium, and vitamin A than butter cookie.
  • Butter cookie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 54% higher.
  • Ginger has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of ginger is 10, while the glycemic index of butter cookie is 55.

The food types used in this comparison are Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Ginger root, raw.

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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 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +81.3%
Contains more IronIron +270%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +258.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +273.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +13%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +34.7%

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.
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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +123.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1380%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +885.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +325.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +140.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1600%
Contains more FolateFolate +590.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +344.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +343.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter cookie Ginger DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.051g 0.203g 49%
Cholesterol 117mg 0mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.025mg 29%
Fats 18.8g 0.75g 28%
Vitamin B2 0.335mg 0.034mg 23%
Iron 2.22mg 0.6mg 20%
Calories 467kcal 80kcal 19%
Vitamin A 165µg 0µg 18%
Carbs 68.9g 17.77g 17%
Folate 76µg 11µg 16%
Vitamin B3 3.19mg 0.75mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 0µg 15%
Selenium 8.4µg 0.7µg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.522g 0.154g 13%
Sodium 282mg 13mg 12%
Phosphorus 102mg 34mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.16mg 10%
Potassium 111mg 415mg 9%
Protein 6.1g 1.82g 9%
Magnesium 12mg 43mg 7%
Vitamin C 0mg 5mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.982g 0.154g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.488mg 0.203mg 6%
Fiber 0.8g 2g 5%
Choline 6.5mg 28.8mg 4%
Manganese 0.17mg 0.229mg 3%
Copper 0.2mg 0.226mg 3%
Vitamin D 16IU 0IU 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 0.26mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0.1µg 1%
Calcium 29mg 16mg 1%
Net carbs 68.1g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 20.24g 1.7g N/A
Zinc 0.38mg 0.34mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.215mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.277mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.308mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.299mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.315mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0.03mg 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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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +235.2%
Contains more FatsFats +2406.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +287.7%
Contains more OtherOther +107.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1615%

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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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3485.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +537.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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