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Butter cookie vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between butter cookie and flour?

  • Butter cookie is richer in vitamin B12 and vitamin A, yet flour is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, folate, manganese, and vitamin B3.
  • Butter cookie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 54% higher.
  • Butter cookie has a lower glycemic index than flour.

We used Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached types in this comparison.

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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 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +93.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +83.3%
Contains more IronIron +109%
Contains more ZincZinc +84.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +301.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +303.6%
~equal in Potassium ~107mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~108mg

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%
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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% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +866.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +112.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +47.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +85.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +140.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +60%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter cookie Flour DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.051g 0.155g 50%
Selenium 8.4µg 33.9µg 46%
Cholesterol 117mg 0mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.785mg 35%
Iron 2.22mg 4.64mg 30%
Fats 18.8g 0.98g 27%
Folate 76µg 183µg 27%
Manganese 0.17mg 0.682mg 22%
Vitamin A 165µg 0µg 18%
Vitamin B3 3.19mg 5.904mg 17%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 0µg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.522g 0.087g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.335mg 0.494mg 12%
Sodium 282mg 2mg 12%
Protein 6.1g 10.33g 8%
Fiber 0.8g 2.7g 8%
Copper 0.2mg 0.144mg 6%
Calories 467kcal 364kcal 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.982g 0.413g 4%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 0.06mg 3%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.7mg 3%
Magnesium 12mg 22mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 0IU 2%
Carbs 68.9g 76.31g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.488mg 0.438mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.044mg 1%
Calcium 29mg 15mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0.3µg 1%
Choline 6.5mg 10.4mg 1%
Phosphorus 102mg 108mg 1%
Net carbs 68.1g 73.61g N/A
Potassium 111mg 107mg 0%
Sugar 20.24g 0.27g N/A
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.215mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.277mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.308mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.299mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.315mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0.23mg 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
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more FatsFats +1818.4%
Contains more OtherOther +247.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +69.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.8%
Contains more WaterWater +159.1%

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
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6247.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +137.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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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
  2. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.