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Fast food vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fast food and butter cookie

  • Fast food has more vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and iron; however, butter cookie has more vitamin A and copper.
  • Butter cookie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 33% more.
  • Fast food has 7 times more zinc than butter cookie. Fast food has 2.52mg of zinc, while butter cookie has 0.38mg.
  • Fast food is lower in saturated fat.
  • Fast food has a higher glycemic index than butter cookie.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched.

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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 19% 19% 17% 115% 40% 69% 57% 43% 47% 111%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 8.7% 9.8% 83% 67% 10% 44% 37% 22% 46%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +113.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +77.5%
Contains more IronIron +37.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +563.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +110%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +141.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +65.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.8%

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% 3% 7.6% 1.5% 79% 84% 105% 32% 49% 111% 12% 60% 19%
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% 55% 12% 6% 93% 77% 60% 29% 8.3% 45% 4.3% 57% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +76.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +488.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +147.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +188.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +429.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1733.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +52.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.335mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.488mg
~equal in Folate ~76µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fast food Butter cookie DV% diff.
Saturated fat 4.493g 11.051g 30%
Cholesterol 33mg 117mg 28%
Vitamin B12 0.89µg 0.36µg 22%
Selenium 20.3µg 8.4µg 22%
Protein 16.52g 6.1g 21%
Zinc 2.52mg 0.38mg 19%
Vitamin A 9µg 165µg 17%
Vitamin B3 5.617mg 3.19mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.212mg 0.036mg 14%
Carbs 31.5g 68.9g 12%
Iron 3.06mg 2.22mg 11%
Fats 12.01g 18.8g 10%
Starch 22.87g 9%
Calories 297kcal 467kcal 9%
Copper 0.121mg 0.2mg 9%
Manganese 0.357mg 0.17mg 8%
Phosphorus 134mg 102mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.68g 0.982g 5%
Choline 34.4mg 6.5mg 5%
Magnesium 27mg 12mg 4%
Fiber 1.7g 0.8g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.317mg 0.37mg 4%
Fructose 2.27g 3%
Potassium 197mg 111mg 3%
Vitamin K 4.9µg 1.7µg 3%
Calcium 62mg 29mg 3%
Vitamin D 2IU 16IU 2%
Monounsaturated fat 4.835g 5.522g 2%
Sodium 331mg 282mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.363mg 0.335mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.53mg 0.488mg 1%
Folate 80µg 76µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.58mg 1%
Net carbs 29.8g 68.1g N/A
Sugar 4.88g 20.24g N/A
Trans fat 0.514g N/A
Tryptophan 0.144mg 0.084mg 0%
Threonine 0.46mg 0.215mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.642mg 0.277mg 0%
Leucine 1.13mg 0.471mg 0%
Lysine 0.785mg 0.308mg 0%
Methionine 0.306mg 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.67mg 0.299mg 0%
Valine 0.728mg 0.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.402mg 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0.007g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.121g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.391g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 12% 32% 38%
Protein: 16.52 g
Fats: 12.01 g
Carbs: 31.5 g
Water: 38.45 g
Other: 1.52 g
6% 19% 69% 5%
Protein: 6.1 g
Fats: 18.8 g
Carbs: 68.9 g
Water: 4.6 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +170.8%
Contains more WaterWater +735.9%
Contains more FatsFats +56.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +118.7%
~equal in Other ~1.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 44% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.493 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.835 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.68 g
63% 31% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.051 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.522 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.982 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +71.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14.2%

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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. Fast food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170693/nutrients
  2. Butter cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174950/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.