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Sardines vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sardines and butter cookie

  • Sardines have more vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin D, vitamin B3, and choline; however, butter cookie is higher in vitamin B1 and folate.
  • Sardines cover your daily need for vitamin B12, 358% more than butter cookie.
  • Sardines have 13 times more calcium than butter cookie. While sardines have 382mg of calcium, butter cookie has only 29mg.
  • Sardines have less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of butter cookie is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone 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 28% 115% 35% 110% 62% 36% 210% 40% 14% 287%
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 +225%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1217.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +257.7%
Contains more IronIron +31.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +244.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +380.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +527.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +57.4%
~equal in Copper ~0.2mg
~equal in Sodium ~282mg

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% 11% 41% 72% 20% 52% 98% 39% 39% 1118% 6.5% 7.5% 41%
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 EVitamin E +251.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +64.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +363.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2383.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +52.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +1053.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +415.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +362.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +47.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +660%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sardines Butter cookie DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 8.94µg 0.36µg 358%
Selenium 52.7µg 8.4µg 81%
Phosphorus 490mg 102mg 55%
Saturated fat 1.528g 11.051g 43%
Protein 24.62g 6.1g 37%
Calcium 382mg 29mg 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.148g 0.982g 28%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.37mg 24%
Carbs 0g 68.9g 23%
Vitamin D 193IU 16IU 22%
Vitamin D 4.8µg 0.4µg 22%
Folate 10µg 76µg 17%
Vitamin A 32µg 165µg 15%
Vitamin B3 5.245mg 3.19mg 13%
Calories 208kcal 467kcal 13%
Choline 75mg 6.5mg 12%
Fats 11.45g 18.8g 11%
Vitamin E 2.04mg 0.58mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.167mg 0.036mg 10%
Iron 2.92mg 2.22mg 9%
Cholesterol 142mg 117mg 8%
Potassium 397mg 111mg 8%
Zinc 1.31mg 0.38mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.227mg 0.335mg 8%
Magnesium 39mg 12mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 3.869g 5.522g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0.488mg 3%
Manganese 0.108mg 0.17mg 3%
Fiber 0g 0.8g 3%
Copper 0.186mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 1.7µg 1%
Sodium 307mg 282mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 68.1g N/A
Sugar 0g 20.24g N/A
Tryptophan 0.276mg 0.084mg 0%
Threonine 1.079mg 0.215mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.134mg 0.277mg 0%
Leucine 2.001mg 0.471mg 0%
Lysine 2.26mg 0.308mg 0%
Methionine 0.729mg 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.961mg 0.299mg 0%
Valine 1.268mg 0.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.725mg 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.473g 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.509g 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 11% 60% 4%
Protein: 24.62 g
Fats: 11.45 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.61 g
Other: 4.32 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 +303.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1195.9%
Contains more OtherOther +170%
Contains more FatsFats +64.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 37% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.528 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.869 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.148 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 -86.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +424.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +42.7%

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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. Sardines - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175139/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.

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