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

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Summary of differences between chocolate chip cookie and butter

Chocolate chip cookie has more copper, iron, manganese, selenium, vitamin B1, and magnesium; however, butter is higher in vitamin A.
Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 182% more than chocolate chip cookie.
Chocolate chip cookie has 166 times more manganese than butter. While chocolate chip cookie has 0.663mg of manganese, butter has only 0.004mg.
Butter has less sodium.
The glycemic index of chocolate chip cookie is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cookies, chocolate chip, prepared from recipe, made with butter and Butter, without salt.

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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.

Chocolate chip cookie

Butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+2650%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+58.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+820.8%
Contains more IronIron	+12300%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2312.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+944.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+316.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+16475%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1020%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-96.8%

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.

Chocolate chip cookie

Butter

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3580%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+420.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3150%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+135.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2700%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1000%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+392.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+112.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	14.071g	50.489g	166%
Fats	28.4g	81.11g	81%
Vitamin A	139µg	684µg	61%
Cholesterol	70mg	215mg	48%
Copper	0.386mg	0.016mg	41%
Monounsaturated fat	8.241g	23.43g	38%
Iron	2.48mg	0.02mg	31%
Manganese	0.663mg	0.004mg	29%
Selenium	11.2µg	1µg	19%
Carbs	58.2g	0.06g	19%
Vitamin B1	0.184mg	0.005mg	15%
Vitamin E		2.32mg	15%
Sodium	341mg	11mg	14%
Magnesium	55mg	2mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.177mg	0.034mg	11%
Phosphorus	100mg	24mg	11%
Calories	488kcal	717kcal	11%
Protein	5.7g	0.85g	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.541g	3.01g	10%
Folate	33µg	3µg	8%
Vitamin B3	1.365mg	0.042mg	8%
Zinc	0.94mg	0.09mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.084mg	0.003mg	6%
Vitamin K		7µg	6%
Potassium	221mg	24mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.17µg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.259mg	0.11mg	3%
Choline		18.8mg	3%
Calcium	38mg	24mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	58.2g	0.06g	N/A
Sugar		0.06g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.072mg	0.012mg	0%
Threonine	0.191mg	0.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.224mg	0.051mg	0%
Leucine	0.391mg	0.083mg	0%
Lysine	0.214mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.106mg	0.021mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.27mg	0.041mg	0%
Valine	0.279mg	0.057mg	0%
Histidine	0.123mg	0.023mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.315g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.166g	N/A