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Butter cookie vs. Taco salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butter cookie and taco salad different?

  • Butter cookie is richer in vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, selenium, copper, and folate, while taco salad is higher in zinc.
  • Butter cookie covers your daily need for saturated fat, 38% more than taco salad.
  • Butter cookie contains 7 times more vitamin B1 than taco salad. Butter cookie contains 0.37mg of vitamin B1, while taco salad contains 0.05mg.
  • Taco salad is lower in cholesterol.

Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Fast foods, taco salad 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 29% 19% 43% 38% 37% 31% 50% 22% 12%
Contains more IronIron +93%
Contains more CopperCopper +77%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +41.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -26.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +281.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +234.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +89.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +257.9%
~equal in Manganese ~0.167mg

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%
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 6% 0% 0% 0% 13% 42% 23% 41% 25% 40% 0% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +640%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +86.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +157.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +81%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +39.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +205.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +258.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter cookie Taco salad DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.051g 3.446g 35%
Cholesterol 117mg 22mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.05mg 27%
Carbs 68.9g 11.91g 19%
Vitamin A 165µg 18%
Fats 18.8g 7.46g 17%
Calories 467kcal 141kcal 16%
Iron 2.22mg 1.15mg 13%
Vitamin B3 3.19mg 1.24mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.335mg 0.18mg 12%
Selenium 8.4µg 2.2µg 11%
Copper 0.2mg 0.113mg 10%
Folate 76µg 42µg 9%
Zinc 0.38mg 1.36mg 9%
Calcium 29mg 97mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 5.522g 2.606g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.11mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.488mg 0.68mg 4%
Sodium 282mg 385mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 4%
Phosphorus 102mg 72mg 4%
Choline 6.5mg 23.3mg 3%
Fiber 0.8g 3%
Potassium 111mg 210mg 3%
Magnesium 12mg 26mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.8mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 0.32µg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 2%
Protein 6.1g 6.68g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.982g 0.883g 1%
Net carbs 68.1g 11.91g N/A
Sugar 20.24g N/A
Manganese 0.17mg 0.167mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0.075mg 0%
Threonine 0.215mg 0.254mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.277mg 0.311mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 0.549mg 0%
Lysine 0.308mg 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.299mg 0.277mg 0%
Valine 0.315mg 0.343mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0.201mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g 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
7% 7% 12% 72%
Protein: 6.68 g
Fats: 7.46 g
Carbs: 11.91 g
Water: 72.35 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +152%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +478.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1472.8%
~equal in Protein ~6.68g
~equal in Other ~1.6g

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
50% 38% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.446 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.606 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.883 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +111.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.8%

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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

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.