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Butter cookie vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butter cookie and spread different?

  • Butter cookie is richer in folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin A, while spread is higher in vitamin B12 and choline.
  • Spread covers your daily need for sodium, 32% more than butter cookie.
  • Butter cookie contains 38 times more folate than spread. Butter cookie contains 76µg of folate, while spread contains 2µg.
  • Spread is lower in cholesterol.
  • Butter cookie has a higher glycemic index (55) than spread (0).

Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Sandwich spread, pork, beef 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 8.7% 9.8% 83% 67% 10% 44% 37% 22% 46%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +141.7%
Contains more IronIron +181%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +72.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +553.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +168.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +15.5%
~equal in Potassium ~110mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 55% 12% 6% 93% 77% 60% 29% 8.3% 45% 4.3% 57% 3.5%
Spread
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +534.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +115.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +84.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +3700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +50%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +211.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +858.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~1.6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter cookie Spread DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 1.12µg 32%
Sodium 282mg 1013mg 32%
Cholesterol 117mg 38mg 26%
Saturated fat 11.051g 5.977g 23%
Folate 76µg 2µg 19%
Carbs 68.9g 11.94g 19%
Iron 2.22mg 0.79mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.172mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.335mg 0.134mg 15%
Vitamin A 165µg 26µg 15%
Calories 467kcal 235kcal 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.982g 2.565g 11%
Choline 6.5mg 62.3mg 10%
Vitamin B3 3.19mg 1.73mg 9%
Copper 0.2mg 0.13mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 1.74mg 8%
Zinc 0.38mg 1.02mg 6%
Phosphorus 102mg 59mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.12mg 6%
Manganese 0.17mg 0.026mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 5.522g 7.584g 5%
Protein 6.1g 7.66g 3%
Selenium 8.4µg 9.7µg 2%
Calcium 29mg 12mg 2%
Fiber 0.8g 0.2g 2%
Fats 18.8g 17.34g 2%
Magnesium 12mg 8mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.488mg 0.43mg 1%
Vitamin D 16IU 22IU 1%
Net carbs 68.1g 11.74g N/A
Potassium 111mg 110mg 0%
Sugar 20.24g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1.6µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.215mg 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.277mg 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.308mg 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.299mg 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.315mg 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0.279mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.011g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 19% 69% 5%
Protein: 6.1 g
Fats: 18.8 g
Carbs: 68.9 g
Water: 4.6 g
Other: 1.6 g
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8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +477.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +25.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1210.4%
Contains more OtherOther +73.8%
~equal in Fats ~17.34g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
63% 31% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.051 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.522 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.982 g
Spread
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -45.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +37.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +161.2%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Butter cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174950/nutrients
  2. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.