Butter cookie vs. White cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between butter cookie and white cake?

Butter cookie is richer than white cake in vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin A, vitamin B12, folate, and vitamin B2.
Butter cookie's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 39% more.
Butter cookie has 16 times more vitamin A than white cake. While butter cookie has 673IU of vitamin A, white cake has only 42IU.
The amount of cholesterol in white cake is lower.
The glycemic index of white cake is lower.

We used Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting types 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

White cake

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.1%
Contains more IronIron	+91.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+198.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+15.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+45.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+210.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+62.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+27.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~12mg

~equal in Sodium ~284mg

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

White cake

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1275%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+383.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+189.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+77.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+200.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+192.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+24.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+145.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+141.2%

~equal in Choline ~6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	117mg	1mg	39%
Saturated fat	11.051g	3.897g	33%
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.128mg	20%
Vitamin A	165µg	12µg	17%
Copper	0.2mg	0.067mg	15%
Fats	18.8g	10.3g	13%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.06µg	13%
Vitamin B3	3.19mg	1.063mg	13%
Iron	2.22mg	1.16mg	13%
Folate	76µg	31µg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.335mg	0.189mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.982g	2.162g	8%
Vitamin B5	0.488mg	0.167mg	6%
Calories	467kcal	356kcal	6%
Calcium	29mg	90mg	6%
Phosphorus	102mg	70mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	5.522g	3.692g	5%
Manganese	0.17mg	0.277mg	5%
Selenium	8.4µg	10.7µg	4%
Vitamin E	0.58mg	0.12mg	3%
Protein	6.1g	4.4g	3%
Carbs	68.9g	63.2g	2%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	4.1µg	2%
Vitamin D	16IU	8IU	1%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.029mg	1%
Fiber	0.8g	1g	1%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.2µg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	68.1g	62.2g	N/A
Magnesium	12mg	12mg	0%
Potassium	111mg	99mg	0%
Sugar	20.24g	57.39g	N/A
Zinc	0.38mg	0.33mg	0%
Sodium	282mg	284mg	0%
Choline	6.5mg	6mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.084mg	0.054mg	0%
Threonine	0.215mg	0.157mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.277mg	0.199mg	0%
Leucine	0.471mg	0.338mg	0%
Lysine	0.308mg	0.204mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.107mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.299mg	0.228mg	0%
Valine	0.315mg	0.229mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	0.099mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.011g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0g	N/A