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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, and magnesium; however, butter cookie is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B2, and vitamin B12.
  • 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

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 38% 17% 16% 69% 129% 26% 57% 45% 77% 63%
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 +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

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 1% 59% 0% 0% 35% 44% 18% 20% 22% 20% 0% 22% 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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +161.1%
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 FolateFolate +162.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~165µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate brownie Butter cookie 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%
Zinc 0.97mg 0.38mg 5%
Iron 1.84mg 2.22mg 5%
Phosphorus 132mg 102mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.094mg 0.036mg 4%
Sodium 343mg 282mg 3%
Fiber 0.8g 3%
Calcium 57mg 29mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.488mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 2%
Potassium 176mg 111mg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 2%
Vitamin A 176µg 165µg 1%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Calories 466kcal 467kcal 0%
Protein 6.2g 6.1g 0%
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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 29% 50% 13% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 29.1 g
Carbs: 50.2 g
Water: 12.6 g
Other: 1.9 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 FatsFats +54.8%
Contains more WaterWater +173.9%
Contains more OtherOther +18.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.3%
~equal in Protein ~6.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 39% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.319 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.839 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.412 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 -33.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +96.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +858.5%

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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. Chocolate brownie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174949/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.