Cinnamon roll vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cinnamon roll and butter cookie different?

Cinnamon roll is higher in calcium, vitamin K, and selenium; however, butter cookie is richer in copper, vitamin B2, vitamin A, vitamin B1, iron, and vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for cholesterol for butter cookie is 37% higher.
Cinnamon roll contains 9 times more vitamin K than butter cookie. While cinnamon roll contains 15.2µg of vitamin K, butter cookie contains only 1.7µg.
Cinnamon roll has less cholesterol.
Cinnamon roll has a lower glycemic index (40) than butter cookie (55).

Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns) 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.

Cinnamon roll

Butter cookie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+16.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+531%
Contains more ZincZinc	+39.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+71.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+54.8%

Contains more IronIron	+62%
Contains more CopperCopper	+222.6%

~equal in Potassium ~111mg

~equal in Sodium ~282mg

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.

Cinnamon roll

Butter cookie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+98.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+794.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+63.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+75.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+142.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+32.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+44.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+125%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.036mg

~equal in Folate ~76µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	5mg	117mg	37%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.676g	0.982g	18%
Vitamin A	0µg	165µg	18%
Copper	0.062mg	0.2mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.138mg	0.335mg	15%
Calcium	183mg	29mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.211mg	0.37mg	13%
Fats	26.61g	18.8g	12%
Iron	1.37mg	2.22mg	11%
Vitamin K	15.2µg	1.7µg	11%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.36µg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	8.723g	5.522g	8%
Selenium	13µg	8.4µg	8%
Saturated fat	12.649g	11.051g	7%
Carbs	48.6g	68.9g	7%
Starch	16.39g		7%
Manganese	0.292mg	0.17mg	5%
Vitamin B3	2.404mg	3.19mg	5%
Phosphorus	131mg	102mg	4%
Vitamin E	1.15mg	0.58mg	4%
Protein	4.45g	6.1g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.337mg	0.488mg	3%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Fiber	1.2g	0.8g	2%
Vitamin D	0IU	16IU	2%
Folate	72µg	76µg	1%
Choline	10.6mg	6.5mg	1%
Fructose	1.11g		1%
Calories	452kcal	467kcal	1%
Zinc	0.53mg	0.38mg	1%
Sodium	305mg	282mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	47.4g	68.1g	N/A
Magnesium	14mg	12mg	0%
Potassium	102mg	111mg	0%
Sugar	25.7g	20.24g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.038mg	0.036mg	0%
Trans fat	0.295g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.068mg	0.084mg	0%
Threonine	0.176mg	0.215mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.226mg	0.277mg	0%
Leucine	0.41mg	0.471mg	0%
Lysine	0.215mg	0.308mg	0%
Methionine	0.104mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.264mg	0.299mg	0%
Valine	0.255mg	0.315mg	0%
Histidine	0.126mg	0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.225g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	3.352g		N/A