Butter cookie vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between butter cookie and gingerbread

Butter cookie has more vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin A, and vitamin B12, while gingerbread has more manganese, selenium, magnesium, and vitamin B6.
Butter cookie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 35% higher.
Gingerbread contains 14 times less vitamin A than butter cookie. Butter cookie contains 673IU of vitamin A, while gingerbread contains 48IU.
The amount of cholesterol in gingerbread is lower.
Butter cookie has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of butter cookie is 55, while the glycemic index of gingerbread is 86.

The food types used in this comparison are Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe.

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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

Gingerbread

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+88.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+483.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+144.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+295.5%
Contains more IronIron	+29.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+301.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+94%

~equal in Copper ~0.195mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.39mg

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

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1078.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+94.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+106.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+83.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+30.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+130.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+427.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	11.051g	4.122g	31%
Cholesterol	117mg	32mg	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.982g	4.216g	22%
Manganese	0.17mg	0.683mg	22%
Vitamin A	165µg	14µg	17%
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.19mg	15%
Selenium	8.4µg	16.3µg	14%
Magnesium	12mg	70mg	14%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.06µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.335mg	0.162mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.19mg	12%
Folate	76µg	33µg	11%
Potassium	111mg	439mg	10%
Vitamin B3	3.19mg	1.738mg	9%
Iron	2.22mg	2.88mg	8%
Carbs	68.9g	49.2g	7%
Phosphorus	102mg	54mg	7%
Calories	467kcal	356kcal	6%
Fats	18.8g	16.4g	4%
Protein	6.1g	3.9g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	5.522g	7.124g	4%
Calcium	29mg	71mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.58mg		4%
Fiber	0.8g		3%
Sodium	282mg	327mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Vitamin B5	0.488mg	0.375mg	2%
Vitamin D	16IU		2%
Choline	6.5mg		1%
Copper	0.2mg	0.195mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	68.1g	49.2g	N/A
Sugar	20.24g		N/A
Zinc	0.38mg	0.39mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.084mg	0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.215mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.277mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	0.471mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	0.308mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.299mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.315mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.011g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0.003g	N/A