Cookie dough vs. Tamale — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cookie dough and tamale different?

Cookie dough is higher in manganese, vitamin B1, iron, selenium, and vitamin B2; however, tamale is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for manganese for cookie dough is 26% higher.
Cookie dough contains 5 times more vitamin B1 than tamale. While cookie dough contains 0.234mg of vitamin B1, tamale contains only 0.05mg.
Tamale has less saturated fat.
Cookie dough has a lower glycemic index (54) than tamale (82).

Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough and Tamales (Navajo) 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.

Cookie dough

Tamale

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.2%
Contains more IronIron	+75.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+74.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+339.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+51.7%

Contains more ZincZinc

+131.3%

~equal in Calcium ~29mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~99mg

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

Tamale

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+368%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+85%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+17.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+81.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+133.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+248.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1250%

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.765mg	0.174mg	26%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.54µg	21%
Fats	18.9g	6.12g	20%
Monounsaturated fat	10.531g	2.739g	19%
Vitamin B1	0.234mg	0.05mg	15%
Calories	424kcal	153kcal	14%
Carbs	59.1g	18.12g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.592g	0.688g	13%
Iron	2.14mg	1.22mg	12%
Saturated fat	4.751g	2.396g	11%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.143mg	8%
Zinc	0.64mg	1.48mg	8%
Sodium	294mg	427mg	6%
Selenium	9.1µg	6µg	6%
Folate	35µg	15µg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.148mg	0.08mg	5%
Starch		12.27g	5%
Copper	0.11mg	0.063mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.372mg	0.205mg	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.7mg	2%
Fiber	2.5g	3.1g	2%
Cholesterol	24mg	17mg	2%
Protein	5.4g	6.28g	2%
Vitamin B3	1.865mg	1.59mg	2%
Magnesium	28mg	22mg	1%
Phosphorus	104mg	99mg	1%
Net carbs	56.6g	15.02g	N/A
Calcium	31mg	29mg	0%
Potassium	147mg	131mg	0%
Sugar		0.99g	N/A
Vitamin A	4µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.088mg	0.052mg	0%
Threonine	0.177mg	0.239mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.227mg	0.271mg	0%
Leucine	0.414mg	0.568mg	0%
Lysine	0.257mg	0.427mg	0%
Methionine	0.122mg	0.15mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.278mg	0.275mg	0%
Valine	0.291mg	0.318mg	0%
Histidine	0.125mg	0.196mg	0%
Fructose		0.17g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.029g	N/A