Butter cookie vs. Oatmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butter cookie and oatmeal different?

Butter cookie is richer in vitamin B12, copper, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1, while oatmeal is higher in iron, vitamin B6, and manganese.
Butter cookie covers your daily need for saturated fat, 54% more than oatmeal.
Oatmeal has a higher glycemic index (79) than butter cookie (55).

Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) types were 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.

Butter cookie

Oatmeal

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+82%
Contains more CopperCopper	+203%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+32.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+68%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+116.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+175.9%
Contains more IronIron	+168.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+63.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+228.2%

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

Oatmeal

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+26.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+728.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+55.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+53.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+325%
Contains more FolateFolate	+72.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+38.3%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+705.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.025mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	11.051g	0.226g	49%
Iron	2.22mg	5.96mg	47%
Cholesterol	117mg	0mg	39%
Fats	18.8g	1.36g	27%
Calories	467kcal	68kcal	20%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.29mg	20%
Carbs	68.9g	11.67g	19%
Manganese	0.17mg	0.558mg	17%
Copper	0.2mg	0.066mg	15%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0µg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	5.522g	0.391g	13%
Sodium	282mg	49mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.335mg	0.215mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.26mg	9%
Folate	76µg	44µg	8%
Protein	6.1g	2.37g	7%
Selenium	8.4µg	5µg	6%
Calcium	29mg	80mg	5%
Phosphorus	102mg	77mg	4%
Fiber	0.8g	1.7g	4%
Vitamin A	165µg	130µg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.982g	0.426g	4%
Starch		10.37g	4%
Vitamin E	0.58mg	0.07mg	3%
Magnesium	12mg	26mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.488mg	0.317mg	3%
Vitamin D	16IU	0IU	2%
Zinc	0.38mg	0.62mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin B3	3.19mg	3.025mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	0.4µg	1%
Potassium	111mg	61mg	1%
Net carbs	68.1g	9.97g	N/A
Sugar	20.24g	0.46g	N/A
Trans fat		0.003g	N/A
Choline	6.5mg	4.7mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.084mg	0.04mg	0%
Threonine	0.215mg	0.083mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.277mg	0.105mg	0%
Leucine	0.471mg	0.2mg	0%
Lysine	0.308mg	0.135mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.04mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.299mg	0.13mg	0%
Valine	0.315mg	0.151mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	0.057mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.011g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0g	N/A