Butter cookie vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between butter cookie and ground beef

Butter cookie has more vitamin B1, folate, copper, vitamin A, and vitamin B2; however, ground beef is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, and selenium.
Ground beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 89% more than butter cookie.
Ground beef has 75 times less vitamin A than butter cookie. Butter cookie has 673 IU of vitamin A, while ground beef has 9 IU.
Ground beef contains less saturated fat.
Butter cookie has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of butter cookie is 55, while the glycemic index of ground beef is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked.

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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

Ground beef

Contains more CopperCopper	+153.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1788.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+41.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+13.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+117.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1436.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+62.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-74.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+127.4%

~equal in Iron ~2.27mg

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

Ground beef

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+383.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+625.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+95.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+985.7%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+26.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+763.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+591.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+70.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.512mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	2.49µg	89%
Zinc	0.38mg	5.84mg	50%
Protein	6.1g	23.87g	36%
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.051mg	27%
Carbs	68.9g	0g	23%
Saturated fat	11.051g	6.073g	23%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.311mg	21%
Selenium	8.4µg	19.1µg	19%
Vitamin A	165µg	3µg	18%
Folate	76µg	7µg	17%
Copper	0.2mg	0.079mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.335mg	0.171mg	13%
Choline	6.5mg	73.2mg	12%
Calories	467kcal	241kcal	11%
Cholesterol	117mg	88mg	10%
Phosphorus	102mg	166mg	9%
Sodium	282mg	73mg	9%
Manganese	0.17mg	0.009mg	7%
Fats	18.8g	15.37g	5%
Vitamin B3	3.19mg	4.026mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	5.522g	7.322g	5%
Potassium	111mg	241mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.982g	0.408g	4%
Fiber	0.8g	0g	3%
Vitamin E	0.58mg	0.12mg	3%
Vitamin D	16 IU	2 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0µg	2%
Magnesium	12mg	17mg	1%
Iron	2.22mg	2.27mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	2.9µg	1%
Net carbs	68.1g	0g	N/A
Calcium	29mg	33mg	0%
Sugar	20.24g	0g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.488mg	0.512mg	0%
Trans fat		1.173g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.084mg	0.121mg	0%
Threonine	0.215mg	0.923mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.277mg	1.055mg	0%
Leucine	0.471mg	1.861mg	0%
Lysine	0.308mg	1.976mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.614mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.299mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	0.315mg	1.172mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	0.775mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.011g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A