Cookie dough vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cookie dough and cereal

The amount of vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin C in cereal is higher than in cookie dough.
Cereal covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 505% more than cookie dough.
Cereal has 18 times less saturated fat than cookie dough. Cookie dough has 4.751g of saturated fat, while cereal has 0.26g.
Cereal has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cereal is 69, while the glycemic index of cookie dough is 54.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands).

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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.

Cookie dough

Cereal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+47.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+210%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-63%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+44.4%

Contains more IronIron	+1491.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+24.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1087.5%

~equal in Manganese ~0.79mg

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.

Cookie dough

Cereal

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+64.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+20250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2587.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+2514.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1488.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+14500%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.234mg	6.288mg	505%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	5.986mg	457%
Iron	2.14mg	34.06mg	399%
Vitamin B2	0.148mg	3.87mg	286%
Vitamin B3	1.865mg	29.62mg	173%
Vitamin A	4µg	814µg	90%
Zinc	0.64mg	7.6mg	63%
Vitamin C	0mg	38.5mg	43%
Fats	18.9g	1.08g	27%
Monounsaturated fat	10.531g	0.204g	26%
Sodium	294mg	795mg	22%
Saturated fat	4.751g	0.26g	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.592g	0.354g	15%
Carbs	59.1g	86.85g	9%
Folate	35µg		9%
Cholesterol	24mg		8%
Selenium	9.1µg	6.3µg	5%
Fiber	2.5g	1.4g	4%
Phosphorus	104mg	77mg	4%
Copper	0.11mg	0.137mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.372mg	0.226mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg		2%
Calories	424kcal	378kcal	2%
Magnesium	28mg	19mg	2%
Calcium	31mg	10mg	2%
Protein	5.4g	6.06g	1%
Manganese	0.765mg	0.79mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.08mg	1%
Potassium	147mg	105mg	1%
Net carbs	56.6g	85.45g	N/A
Sugar		10.35g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.088mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.177mg	0.241mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.227mg	0.26mg	0%
Leucine	0.414mg	0.767mg	0%
Lysine	0.257mg	0.113mg	0%
Methionine	0.122mg	0.13mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.278mg	0.365mg	0%
Valine	0.291mg	0.344mg	0%
Histidine	0.125mg	0.162mg	0%
Fructose		0.26g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A