Cereal vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cereal and butter cookie

Butter cookie has less vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin C, vitamin A, and manganese than cereal.
Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 493% more than butter cookie.
Cereal has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of cereal is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched.

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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.

Cereal

Butter cookie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+58.3%
Contains more IronIron	+1434.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+364.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+190%
Contains more CopperCopper	+46%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+32.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-64.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+33.3%

~equal in Potassium ~111mg

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.

Cereal

Butter cookie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+393.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1599.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1055.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+828.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+16527.8%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+625%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+115.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	6.288mg	0.37mg	493%
Vitamin B6	5.986mg	0.036mg	458%
Iron	34.06mg	2.22mg	398%
Vitamin B2	3.87mg	0.335mg	272%
Vitamin B3	29.62mg	3.19mg	165%
Vitamin A	814µg	165µg	72%
Zinc	7.6mg	0.38mg	66%
Saturated fat	0.26g	11.051g	49%
Vitamin C	38.5mg	0mg	43%
Cholesterol		117mg	39%
Fats	1.08g	18.8g	27%
Manganese	0.79mg	0.17mg	27%
Sodium	795mg	282mg	22%
Folate		76µg	19%
Vitamin B12		0.36µg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	0.204g	5.522g	13%
Copper	0.137mg	0.2mg	7%
Carbs	86.85g	68.9g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.488mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.354g	0.982g	4%
Selenium	6.3µg	8.4µg	4%
Calories	378kcal	467kcal	4%
Phosphorus	77mg	102mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.08mg	0.58mg	3%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Magnesium	19mg	12mg	2%
Fiber	1.4g	0.8g	2%
Vitamin D		16IU	2%
Calcium	10mg	29mg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.7µg	1%
Choline		6.5mg	1%
Protein	6.06g	6.1g	0%
Net carbs	85.45g	68.1g	N/A
Potassium	105mg	111mg	0%
Sugar	10.35g	20.24g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.084mg	0%
Threonine	0.241mg	0.215mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.26mg	0.277mg	0%
Leucine	0.767mg	0.471mg	0%
Lysine	0.113mg	0.308mg	0%
Methionine	0.13mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.365mg	0.299mg	0%
Valine	0.344mg	0.315mg	0%
Histidine	0.162mg	0.136mg	0%
Fructose	0.26g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A