Butter cookie vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butter cookie and whey different?

Butter cookie has more vitamin B1, iron, copper, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin A, and selenium than whey.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for butter cookie is 54% higher.
Butter cookie contains 76 times more folate than whey. While butter cookie contains 76µg of folate, whey contains only 1µg.
Whey has less cholesterol.
Whey has a lower glycemic index (43) than butter cookie (55).

Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Whey, sweet, fluid are the varieties 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.

Butter cookie

Whey

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more IronIron	+3600%
Contains more CopperCopper	+4900%
Contains more ZincZinc	+192.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+121.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+16900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+342.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+62.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80.9%

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

Whey

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+927.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+112%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4210.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+27.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+16.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+7500%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+146.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	11.051g	0.23g	49%
Cholesterol	117mg	2mg	38%
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.036mg	28%
Fats	18.8g	0.36g	28%
Iron	2.22mg	0.06mg	27%
Copper	0.2mg	0.004mg	22%
Calories	467kcal	27kcal	22%
Carbs	68.9g	5.14g	21%
Vitamin B3	3.19mg	0.074mg	19%
Folate	76µg	1µg	19%
Vitamin A	165µg	3µg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	5.522g	0.1g	14%
Vitamin B2	0.335mg	0.158mg	14%
Selenium	8.4µg	1.9µg	12%
Protein	6.1g	0.85g	11%
Sodium	282mg	54mg	10%
Phosphorus	102mg	46mg	8%
Manganese	0.17mg	0.001mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.982g	0.011g	6%
Vitamin E	0.58mg	0mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.28µg	3%
Fiber	0.8g	0g	3%
Choline	6.5mg	16mg	2%
Vitamin D	16IU		2%
Vitamin B5	0.488mg	0.383mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Zinc	0.38mg	0.13mg	2%
Calcium	29mg	47mg	2%
Magnesium	12mg	8mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	0µg	1%
Potassium	111mg	161mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	68.1g	5.14g	N/A
Sugar	20.24g	5.14g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.031mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.084mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	0.215mg	0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.277mg	0.047mg	0%
Leucine	0.471mg	0.078mg	0%
Lysine	0.308mg	0.068mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.299mg	0.027mg	0%
Valine	0.315mg	0.046mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	0.016mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.011g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0g	N/A