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Doughnuts vs. Cookie dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between doughnuts and cookie dough

  • Doughnuts have more phosphorus, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3; however, cookie dough is richer in manganese.
  • Doughnuts cover your daily saturated fat needs 32% more than cookie dough.
  • Cookie dough has 3 times less folate than doughnuts. Doughnuts have 92µg of folate, while cookie dough has 35µg.
  • Cookie dough contains less saturated fat.
  • Doughnuts have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of doughnuts is 75, while the glycemic index of cookie dough is 54.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned) and Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough.

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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 12% 12% 12% 95% 30% 14% 111% 62% 43% 55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 9.3% 13% 80% 37% 17% 45% 38% 100% 50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +29%
Contains more IronIron +18.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +150%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +64.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +22.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +28%
Contains less SodiumSodium -38.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +129.7%
~equal in Potassium ~147mg
~equal in Selenium ~9.1µg

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% 1.3% 40% 0% 98% 69% 55% 23% 12% 7.5% 25% 69% 20%
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% 1.3% 0% 0% 59% 34% 35% 22% 9.5% 5% 0% 26% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +103.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +56%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +50%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +162.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~4µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.372mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Doughnuts Cookie dough DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.105g 4.751g 29%
Phosphorus 260mg 104mg 22%
Manganese 0.333mg 0.765mg 19%
Folate 92µg 35µg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.234mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.99mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.148mg 12%
Starch 25.91g 11%
Fats 24.93g 18.9g 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.915g 2.592g 9%
Sodium 477mg 294mg 8%
Vitamin K 9.8µg 8%
Choline 37.3mg 7%
Vitamin B3 2.91mg 1.865mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 8.544g 10.531g 5%
Iron 2.53mg 2.14mg 5%
Cholesterol 10mg 24mg 5%
Carbs 47.06g 59.1g 4%
Fiber 1.7g 2.5g 3%
Magnesium 17mg 28mg 3%
Selenium 10.1µg 9.1µg 2%
Copper 0.09mg 0.11mg 2%
Zinc 0.5mg 0.64mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0.04µg 1%
Calcium 40mg 31mg 1%
Calories 434kcal 424kcal 1%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.041mg 1%
Protein 5.31g 5.4g 0%
Net carbs 45.36g 56.6g N/A
Potassium 134mg 147mg 0%
Sugar 18.15g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.377mg 0.372mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.088mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.227mg 0%
Leucine 0.414mg 0%
Lysine 0.257mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.278mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.125mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.239g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 3.573g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 25% 47% 21% 2%
Protein: 5.31 g
Fats: 24.93 g
Carbs: 47.06 g
Water: 20.82 g
Other: 1.88 g
5% 19% 59% 15%
Protein: 5.4 g
Fats: 18.9 g
Carbs: 59.1 g
Water: 15.3 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +31.9%
Contains more WaterWater +36.1%
Contains more OtherOther +44.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25.6%
~equal in Protein ~5.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
47% 36% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.105 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.544 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.915 g
27% 59% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.751 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.531 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.592 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +51%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23.3%

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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. Doughnuts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174990/nutrients
  2. Cookie dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174961/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.