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Blue cheese vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are blue cheese and butter cookie different?

  • Blue cheese is higher in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, and zinc; however, butter cookie is richer in vitamin B1, iron, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for calcium for blue cheese is 50% higher.
  • Blue cheese contains 7 times more zinc than butter cookie. While blue cheese contains 2.66mg of zinc, butter cookie contains only 0.38mg.
  • Butter cookie has less sodium.

Cheese, blue 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 16% 158% 23% 12% 13% 73% 166% 149% 1.2% 79%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +91.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1720.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +130.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +279.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +72.6%
Contains more IronIron +616.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1788.9%

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.
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% 66% 5% 7.5% 7.3% 88% 19% 104% 38% 153% 6% 27% 8.4%
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 AVitamin A +20%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +254.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +361.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +238.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +41.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +136.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +132%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1175.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +214%
Contains more FolateFolate +111.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Blue cheese Butter cookie DV% diff.
Calcium 528mg 29mg 50%
Phosphorus 387mg 102mg 41%
Sodium 1146mg 282mg 38%
Vitamin B12 1.22µg 0.36µg 36%
Saturated fat 18.669g 11.051g 35%
Protein 21.4g 6.1g 31%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.37mg 28%
Vitamin B5 1.729mg 0.488mg 25%
Iron 0.31mg 2.22mg 24%
Carbs 2.34g 68.9g 22%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.38mg 21%
Copper 0.04mg 0.2mg 18%
Fats 28.74g 18.8g 15%
Cholesterol 75mg 117mg 14%
Vitamin B3 1.016mg 3.19mg 14%
Selenium 14.5µg 8.4µg 11%
Folate 36µg 76µg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.166mg 0.036mg 10%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.17mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 7.778g 5.522g 6%
Calories 353kcal 467kcal 6%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.335mg 4%
Vitamin A 198µg 165µg 4%
Potassium 256mg 111mg 4%
Fiber 0g 0.8g 3%
Magnesium 23mg 12mg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 6.5mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.58mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin D 21IU 16IU 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.8g 0.982g 1%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 1.7µg 1%
Net carbs 2.34g 68.1g N/A
Sugar 0.5g 20.24g N/A
Tryptophan 0.312mg 0.084mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0.215mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.124mg 0.277mg 0%
Leucine 1.919mg 0.471mg 0%
Lysine 1.852mg 0.308mg 0%
Methionine 0.584mg 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.087mg 0.299mg 0%
Valine 1.556mg 0.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.758mg 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 29% 2% 42% 5%
Protein: 21.4 g
Fats: 28.74 g
Carbs: 2.34 g
Water: 42.41 g
Other: 5.11 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 +250.8%
Contains more FatsFats +52.9%
Contains more WaterWater +822%
Contains more OtherOther +219.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2844.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
69% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.669 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.8 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +40.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +22.8%

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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. Blue cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172175/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.