Macaroon vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are macaroon and dough different?
- Macaroon has more copper and fiber; however, dough is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
- Macaroon covers your daily need for saturated fat, 98% more than dough.
- Macaroon has 2 times more fiber than dough. Macaroon has 5.1g of fiber, while dough has 2.2g.
- Dough contains less saturated fat.
- Dough has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of dough is 70, while the glycemic index of macaroon is 32.
Cookies, coconut macaroon and Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) types were 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.
Contains more CopperCopper | +77% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -60% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +10.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +940% |
Contains more IronIron | +376.8% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +42.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +54.4% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +320.6% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +57.1% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +13.8% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +10.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +3450% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +611.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +2089.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +11.5% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +4000% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Saturated fat | 20.099g | 0.529g | 89% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.02mg | 0.71mg | 58% |
Selenium | 6.8µg | 28.6µg | 40% |
Iron | 0.82mg | 3.91mg | 39% |
Fats | 22.55g | 2.42g | 31% |
Folate | 3µg | 123µg | 30% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.22mg | 4.817mg | 29% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.06mg | 0.427mg | 28% |
Manganese | 0.577mg | 25% | |
Starch | 44.23g | 18% | |
Sodium | 241mg | 602mg | 16% |
Protein | 3.02g | 10.75g | 15% |
Copper | 0.269mg | 0.152mg | 13% |
Fiber | 5.1g | 2.2g | 12% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.455mg | 9% | |
Calories | 460kcal | 272kcal | 9% |
Calcium | 5mg | 52mg | 5% |
Phosphorus | 68mg | 105mg | 5% |
Carbs | 61.22g | 51.88g | 3% |
Zinc | 0.73mg | 1.04mg | 3% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1.61g | 0.362g | 3% |
Magnesium | 29mg | 32mg | 1% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.096mg | 0.107mg | 1% |
Fructose | 0.51g | 1% | |
Net carbs | 56.12g | 49.68g | N/A |
Potassium | 123mg | 117mg | 0% |
Sugar | 45.16g | 4.62g | N/A |
Vitamin E | 0.19mg | 0.21mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 1.1µg | 0.7µg | 0% |
Trans fat | 0.005g | N/A | |
Choline | 9.1mg | 8mg | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.81g | 0.855g | 0% |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.063g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid | 0.001g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 0.788g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +831.8% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +18% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +256% |
Contains more WaterWater | +187% |
Contains more OtherOther | +14% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +344.8% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -97.4% |
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Polyunsaturated fat
~0.855g