Butter cookie vs. Gouda cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between butter cookie and gouda cheese?

Butter cookie is higher in vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, and copper, yet gouda cheese is higher in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and zinc.
Gouda cheese's daily need coverage for calcium is 67% more.
Butter cookie has 51 times more vitamin B3 than gouda cheese. While butter cookie has 3.19mg of vitamin B3, gouda cheese has only 0.063mg.
The amount of saturated fat in butter cookie is lower.
The glycemic index of gouda cheese is lower.

We used Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Cheese, gouda 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

Gouda cheese

Contains more IronIron	+825%
Contains more CopperCopper	+455.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-65.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1445.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+141.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2313.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+926.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+435.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+72.6%

~equal in Potassium ~121mg

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

Gouda cheese

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+141.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4963.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+43.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+261.9%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+327.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+35.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+136.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~165µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.334mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	29mg	700mg	67%
Phosphorus	102mg	546mg	63%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	1.54µg	49%
Protein	6.1g	24.94g	38%
Zinc	0.38mg	3.9mg	32%
Saturated fat	11.051g	17.614g	30%
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.03mg	28%
Iron	2.22mg	0.24mg	25%
Sodium	282mg	819mg	23%
Carbs	68.9g	2.22g	22%
Vitamin B3	3.19mg	0.063mg	20%
Copper	0.2mg	0.036mg	18%
Folate	76µg	21µg	14%
Fats	18.8g	27.44g	13%
Selenium	8.4µg	14.5µg	11%
Manganese	0.17mg	0.011mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	5.522g	7.747g	6%
Calories	467kcal	356kcal	6%
Magnesium	12mg	29mg	4%
Fiber	0.8g	0g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.488mg	0.34mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.08mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.58mg	0.24mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.982g	0.657g	2%
Choline	6.5mg	15.4mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.5µg	1%
Vitamin D	16IU	20IU	1%
Cholesterol	117mg	114mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	2.3µg	1%
Net carbs	68.1g	2.22g	N/A
Potassium	111mg	121mg	0%
Sugar	20.24g	2.22g	N/A
Vitamin A	165µg	165µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.335mg	0.334mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.084mg	0.352mg	0%
Threonine	0.215mg	0.93mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.277mg	1.306mg	0%
Leucine	0.471mg	2.564mg	0%
Lysine	0.308mg	2.654mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.719mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.299mg	1.431mg	0%
Valine	0.315mg	1.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	1.032mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.011g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0g	N/A