Butter cookie vs. Swiss cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between butter cookie and Swiss cheese

Butter cookie has more vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, and copper; however, Swiss cheese is higher in vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, and zinc.
Swiss cheese covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 113% more than butter cookie.
Swiss cheese contains 50 times less vitamin B3 than butter cookie. Butter cookie contains 3.19mg of vitamin B3, while Swiss cheese contains 0.064mg.
Butter cookie has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of butter cookie is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Cheese, swiss.

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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

Swiss cheese

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+54.2%
Contains more IronIron	+1607.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+325.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+553.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+175%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2969%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1050%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+462.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+257.1%

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

Swiss cheese

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4884.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+38.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+21.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+660%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+74.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+97.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+750%
Contains more CholineCholine	+138.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.6mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.302mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	3.06µg	113%
Calcium	29mg	890mg	86%
Phosphorus	102mg	574mg	67%
Protein	6.1g	26.96g	42%
Selenium	8.4µg	30µg	39%
Zinc	0.38mg	4.37mg	36%
Saturated fat	11.051g	18.227g	33%
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.011mg	30%
Iron	2.22mg	0.13mg	26%
Carbs	68.9g	1.44g	22%
Vitamin B3	3.19mg	0.064mg	20%
Fats	18.8g	30.99g	19%
Copper	0.2mg	0.047mg	17%
Folate	76µg	10µg	17%
Vitamin A	165µg	288µg	14%
Cholesterol	117mg	93mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	5.522g	8.046g	6%
Manganese	0.17mg	0.026mg	6%
Magnesium	12mg	33mg	5%
Sodium	282mg	187mg	4%
Calories	467kcal	393kcal	4%
Vitamin B5	0.488mg	0.353mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.071mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.335mg	0.302mg	3%
Fiber	0.8g	0g	3%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0µg	2%
Choline	6.5mg	15.5mg	2%
Vitamin D	16IU	0IU	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.982g	1.341g	2%
Potassium	111mg	72mg	1%
Net carbs	68.1g	1.44g	N/A
Sugar	20.24g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.58mg	0.6mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	1.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.987g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.084mg	0.401mg	0%
Threonine	0.215mg	1.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.277mg	1.537mg	0%
Leucine	0.471mg	2.959mg	0%
Lysine	0.308mg	2.585mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.784mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.299mg	1.662mg	0%
Valine	0.315mg	2.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	1.065mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.011g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.032g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.734g	N/A