Butter cookie vs. Ricotta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between butter cookie and ricotta

Butter cookie has more vitamin B1, iron, copper, vitamin B3, folate, and vitamin B2, while ricotta has more calcium and selenium.
Butter cookie's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 30% higher.
Ricotta contains 31 times less vitamin B3 than butter cookie. Butter cookie contains 3.19mg of vitamin B3, while ricotta contains 0.104mg.
The amount of cholesterol in ricotta is lower.
Ricotta has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of ricotta is 27, while the glycemic index of butter cookie is 55.

The food types used in this comparison are Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Cheese, ricotta, whole milk.

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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

Ricotta

Contains more IronIron	+484.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+852.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2733.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+613.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+205.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-70.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+72.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~11mg

~equal in Potassium ~105mg

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

Ricotta

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+37.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+427.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2746.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+71.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2967.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+129.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+54.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+533.3%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+19.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+169.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.34µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.013mg	30%
Iron	2.22mg	0.38mg	23%
Carbs	68.9g	3.04g	22%
Cholesterol	117mg	51mg	22%
Copper	0.2mg	0.021mg	20%
Vitamin B3	3.19mg	0.104mg	19%
Calcium	29mg	207mg	18%
Folate	76µg	12µg	16%
Calories	467kcal	174kcal	15%
Saturated fat	11.051g	8.295g	13%
Vitamin B2	0.335mg	0.195mg	11%
Selenium	8.4µg	14.5µg	11%
Protein	6.1g	11.26g	10%
Sodium	282mg	84mg	9%
Fats	18.8g	12.98g	9%
Phosphorus	102mg	158mg	8%
Manganese	0.17mg	0.006mg	7%
Zinc	0.38mg	1.16mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.488mg	0.213mg	6%
Vitamin A	165µg	120µg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	5.522g	3.627g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.982g	0.385g	4%
Vitamin E	0.58mg	0.11mg	3%
Fiber	0.8g	0g	3%
Choline	6.5mg	17.5mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.2µg	1%
Vitamin D	16IU	10IU	1%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.043mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	1.1µg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.34µg	1%
Net carbs	68.1g	3.04g	N/A
Magnesium	12mg	11mg	0%
Potassium	111mg	105mg	0%
Sugar	20.24g	0.27g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.084mg	0.125mg	0%
Threonine	0.215mg	0.517mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.277mg	0.589mg	0%
Leucine	0.471mg	1.221mg	0%
Lysine	0.308mg	1.338mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.281mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.299mg	0.556mg	0%
Valine	0.315mg	0.692mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	0.459mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.011g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0g	N/A