Gingerbread vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between gingerbread and butter cookie

Gingerbread has more manganese, selenium, magnesium, and vitamin B6, while butter cookie has more vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin A, and vitamin B12.
Butter cookie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 35% higher.
Butter cookie contains 6 times less magnesium than gingerbread. Gingerbread contains 70mg of magnesium, while butter cookie contains 12mg.
The amount of saturated fat in gingerbread is lower.
Butter cookie has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of butter cookie is 55, while the glycemic index of gingerbread is 86.

The food types used in this comparison are Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe 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.

Gingerbread

Butter cookie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+483.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+144.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+295.5%
Contains more IronIron	+29.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+301.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+94%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+88.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.8%

~equal in Copper ~0.2mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.38mg

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.

Gingerbread

Butter cookie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+427.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1078.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+94.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+106.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+83.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+30.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+130.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	4.122g	11.051g	31%
Cholesterol	32mg	117mg	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.216g	0.982g	22%
Manganese	0.683mg	0.17mg	22%
Vitamin A	14µg	165µg	17%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.37mg	15%
Selenium	16.3µg	8.4µg	14%
Magnesium	70mg	12mg	14%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.36µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.335mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.036mg	12%
Folate	33µg	76µg	11%
Potassium	439mg	111mg	10%
Vitamin B3	1.738mg	3.19mg	9%
Iron	2.88mg	2.22mg	8%
Carbs	49.2g	68.9g	7%
Phosphorus	54mg	102mg	7%
Calories	356kcal	467kcal	6%
Fats	16.4g	18.8g	4%
Protein	3.9g	6.1g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	7.124g	5.522g	4%
Calcium	71mg	29mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.58mg	4%
Fiber		0.8g	3%
Sodium	327mg	282mg	2%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.375mg	0.488mg	2%
Vitamin D		16IU	2%
Choline		6.5mg	1%
Copper	0.195mg	0.2mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	49.2g	68.1g	N/A
Sugar		20.24g	N/A
Zinc	0.39mg	0.38mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.047mg	0.084mg	0%
Threonine	0.124mg	0.215mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.151mg	0.277mg	0%
Leucine	0.279mg	0.471mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	0.308mg	0%
Methionine	0.08mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.299mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	0.315mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0.007g	N/A