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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 1.5% 11% 31% 90% 20% 29% 31% 0% 37%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 16% 10% 147% 51% 28% 45% 79% 75% 156%
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%
~equal in Potassium ~117mg

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% 0% 3.8% 0% 5% 14% 4.1% 0% 22% 0% 2.8% 2.3% 5%
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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% 0% 4.2% 0% 178% 99% 90% 27% 25% 0% 1.8% 92% 4.4%
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%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Macaroon Dough DV% diff.
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
3% 23% 61% 12% 2%
Protein: 3.02 g
Fats: 22.55 g
Carbs: 61.22 g
Water: 11.5 g
Other: 1.71 g
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11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 g
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
89% 7% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.61 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
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30% 21% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.362 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.855 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +344.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.4%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.855g

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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. Macaroon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171847/nutrients
  2. Dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172675/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.