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

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The main differences between chocolate chip cookie and shortcake

  • Chocolate chip cookie is richer in copper, manganese, vitamin A, and magnesium, yet shortcake is richer in calcium, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for chocolate chip cookie is 51% higher.
  • Chocolate chip cookie contains 23 times more cholesterol than shortcake. Chocolate chip cookie contains 70mg of cholesterol, while shortcake contains 3mg.

Food types used in this article are Cookies, chocolate chip, prepared from recipe, made with butter and Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe.

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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 39% 11% 20% 93% 129% 26% 43% 44% 86% 61%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 62% 9.4% 95% 25% 13% 61% 66% 43% 93%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +243.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +108.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +407.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +95.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -32.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +439.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +43%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +51.8%
~equal in Iron ~2.54mg

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 0.67% 46% 0% 0% 46% 41% 26% 16% 19% 10% 0% 25% 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 0.67% 6% 0% 0% 78% 63% 48% 15% 6.9% 8.8% 0% 40% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +672.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +180%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +69%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +88.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +60.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0.2mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.248mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate chip cookie Shortcake DV% diff.
Saturated fat 14.071g 3.772g 47%
Copper 0.386mg 0.076mg 34%
Fats 28.4g 14.2g 22%
Cholesterol 70mg 3mg 22%
Calcium 38mg 205mg 17%
Manganese 0.663mg 0.33mg 14%
Vitamin A 139µg 18µg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.184mg 0.311mg 11%
Selenium 11.2µg 17µg 11%
Magnesium 55mg 16mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.365mg 2.573mg 8%
Calories 488kcal 346kcal 7%
Sodium 341mg 506mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.177mg 0.272mg 7%
Phosphorus 100mg 143mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.541g 3.632g 6%
Folate 33µg 53µg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 8.241g 6.045g 5%
Zinc 0.94mg 0.48mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.084mg 0.03mg 4%
Carbs 58.2g 48.5g 3%
Potassium 221mg 106mg 3%
Protein 5.7g 6.1g 1%
Iron 2.48mg 2.54mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 58.2g 48.5g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.248mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0.07µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0.076mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0.184mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.224mg 0.238mg 0%
Leucine 0.391mg 0.449mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0.197mg 0%
Methionine 0.106mg 0.115mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.27mg 0.302mg 0%
Valine 0.279mg 0.273mg 0%
Histidine 0.123mg 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 28% 58% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.7 g
Fats: 28.4 g
Carbs: 58.2 g
Water: 5.7 g
Other: 2 g
6% 14% 49% 28% 3%
Protein: 6.1 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 48.5 g
Water: 28.4 g
Other: 2.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20%
Contains more WaterWater +398.2%
Contains more OtherOther +40%
~equal in Protein ~6.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 31% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.071 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.241 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.541 g
28% 45% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.772 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.045 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.632 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +36.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.2%

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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 chip cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172808/nutrients
  2. Shortcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174941/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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