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

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How are sponge cake and butter cookie different?

  • Sponge cake is higher in selenium; however, butter cookie is richer in vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin A, iron, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for butter cookie is 49% higher.
  • Sponge cake contains 2 times more selenium than butter cookie. While sponge cake contains 18.5µg of selenium, butter cookie contains only 8.4µg.
  • Butter cookie has less cholesterol.

Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 13% 12% 59% 19% 16% 43% 30% 22% 101%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +44.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27%
Contains more ZincZinc +55.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -19.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +120.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more IronIron +40.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +257.1%
~equal in Phosphorus ~102mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.17mg

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% 26% 0% 0% 40% 69% 23% 33% 14% 46% 0% 29% 0%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +63.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +132.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +165%
Contains more FolateFolate +94.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.36µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sponge cake Butter cookie DV% diff.
Saturated fat 1.301g 11.051g 44%
Fats 4.3g 18.8g 22%
Vitamin B1 0.159mg 0.37mg 18%
Cholesterol 170mg 117mg 18%
Selenium 18.5µg 8.4µg 18%
Copper 0.056mg 0.2mg 16%
Vitamin B3 1.204mg 3.19mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 1.576g 5.522g 10%
Vitamin A 77µg 165µg 10%
Folate 39µg 76µg 9%
Calories 297kcal 467kcal 9%
Iron 1.58mg 2.22mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 4%
Carbs 57.7g 68.9g 4%
Fiber 0.8g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.335mg 3%
Vitamin D 16IU 2%
Zinc 0.59mg 0.38mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.649g 0.982g 2%
Sodium 228mg 282mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.059mg 0.036mg 2%
Protein 7.3g 6.1g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.546mg 0.488mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Magnesium 9mg 12mg 1%
Calcium 42mg 29mg 1%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Potassium 141mg 111mg 1%
Net carbs 57.7g 68.1g N/A
Sugar 20.24g N/A
Phosphorus 100mg 102mg 0%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.17mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.37µg 0.36µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.089mg 0.084mg 0%
Threonine 0.308mg 0.215mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.35mg 0.277mg 0%
Leucine 0.59mg 0.471mg 0%
Lysine 0.418mg 0.308mg 0%
Methionine 0.192mg 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.374mg 0.299mg 0%
Valine 0.395mg 0.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.015g 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 4% 58% 29%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 57.7 g
Water: 29.4 g
Other: 1.3 g
6% 19% 69% 5%
Protein: 6.1 g
Fats: 18.8 g
Carbs: 68.9 g
Water: 4.6 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.7%
Contains more WaterWater +539.1%
Contains more FatsFats +337.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.4%
Contains more OtherOther +23.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 45% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.301 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.576 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.649 g
63% 31% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.051 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.522 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.982 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +250.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +51.3%

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. Sponge cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172707/nutrients
  2. 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.