Butter cookie vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between butter cookie and pound cake

Butter cookie has more copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin A, folate, and vitamin B2; however, pound cake is higher in choline.
Butter cookie covers your daily saturated fat needs 31% more than pound cake.
Pound cake contains 5 times less copper than butter cookie. Butter cookie contains 0.2mg of copper, while pound cake contains 0.042mg.
Pound cake has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen).

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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

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more IronIron	+50%
Contains more CopperCopper	+376.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-25.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+54.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+68%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+62.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+34.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+13.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.3%

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

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+135.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+113.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+97.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+81%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+12.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more CholineCholine	+909.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.485mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.036mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.36µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	11.051g	4.811g	28%
Copper	0.2mg	0.042mg	18%
Cholesterol	117mg	66mg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.982g	3.419g	16%
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.173mg	16%
Threonine	0.215mg	153mg	15%
Choline	6.5mg	65.6mg	11%
Vitamin A	165µg	70µg	11%
Vitamin B3	3.19mg	1.615mg	10%
Folate	76µg	42µg	9%
Iron	2.22mg	1.48mg	9%
Fats	18.8g	13.96g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.335mg	0.249mg	7%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	5.522g	3.02g	6%
Selenium	8.4µg	5µg	6%
Calories	467kcal	353kcal	6%
Carbs	68.9g	53.64g	5%
Phosphorus	102mg	140mg	5%
Sodium	282mg	377mg	4%
Manganese	0.17mg	0.11mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.8µg	2%
Calcium	29mg	47mg	2%
Protein	6.1g	5g	2%
Vitamin D	16IU	34IU	2%
Fiber	0.8g	0.6g	1%
Potassium	111mg	149mg	1%
Magnesium	12mg	8mg	1%
Net carbs	68.1g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	20.24g	33.36g	N/A
Zinc	0.38mg	0.43mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.58mg	0.65mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.488mg	0.485mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.036mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.36µg	0%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	1.7µg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.084mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.277mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.471mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.308mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.299mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.315mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.011g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A