Chocolate brownie vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate brownie and butter cookie different?

Chocolate brownie is higher in copper, manganese, fats, and magnesium; however, butter cookie is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for copper for chocolate brownie is 21% higher.
Chocolate brownie contains 4 times more magnesium than butter cookie. While chocolate brownie contains 53mg of magnesium, butter cookie contains only 12mg.
Chocolate brownie has less saturated fat.
Chocolate brownie has a lower glycemic index (42) than butter cookie (55).

Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chocolate brownie

Butter cookie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+341.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+96.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+58.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+94%
Contains more ZincZinc	+155.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+29.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+245.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+36.9%

Contains more IronIron	+20.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-17.8%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chocolate brownie

Butter cookie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+161.1%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+162.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+76.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+224.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+48.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+125%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+162.1%

~equal in Vitamin A ~165µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	9.412g	0.982g	56%
Copper	0.388mg	0.2mg	21%
Vitamin B1	0.141mg	0.37mg	19%
Manganese	0.587mg	0.17mg	18%
Saturated fat	7.319g	11.051g	17%
Fats	29.1g	18.8g	16%
Cholesterol	73mg	117mg	15%
Vitamin B3	0.982mg	3.19mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	10.839g	5.522g	13%
Folate	29µg	76µg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.19mg	0.335mg	11%
Magnesium	53mg	12mg	10%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.36µg	8%
Carbs	50.2g	68.9g	6%
Selenium	11.5µg	8.4µg	6%
Iron	1.84mg	2.22mg	5%
Zinc	0.97mg	0.38mg	5%
Phosphorus	132mg	102mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.58mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.094mg	0.036mg	4%
Calcium	57mg	29mg	3%
Fiber		0.8g	3%
Sodium	343mg	282mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.328mg	0.488mg	3%
Vitamin D*		16 IU	2%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Potassium	176mg	111mg	2%
Vitamin A	176µg	165µg	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Choline		6.5mg	1%
Calories	466kcal	467kcal	0%
Protein	6.2g	6.1g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	752kcal	766kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	0.59	N/A
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	50.2g	68.1g	N/A
Sugar		20.24g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.078mg	0.084mg	0%
Threonine	0.228mg	0.215mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.277mg	0%
Leucine	0.447mg	0.471mg	0%
Lysine	0.283mg	0.308mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.298mg	0.299mg	0%
Valine	0.323mg	0.315mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.001g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.006g	0.007g	N/A