Gouda cheese vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between gouda cheese and butter cookie?

Gouda cheese is higher in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and zinc, yet butter cookie is higher in vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, and copper.
Gouda cheese's daily need coverage for calcium is 67% more.
Gouda cheese has 10 times more zinc than butter cookie. While gouda cheese has 3.9mg of zinc, butter cookie has only 0.38mg.
The amount of sodium in butter cookie is lower.
The glycemic index of gouda cheese is lower.

We used Cheese, gouda and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched types 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.

Gouda cheese

Butter cookie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+141.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2313.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+926.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+435.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+72.6%

Contains more IronIron	+825%
Contains more CopperCopper	+455.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-65.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1445.5%

~equal in Potassium ~111mg

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.

Gouda cheese

Butter cookie

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+327.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+35.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+136.9%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+141.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4963.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+43.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+261.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~165µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.335mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	700mg	29mg	67%
Phosphorus	546mg	102mg	63%
Vitamin B12	1.54µg	0.36µg	49%
Protein	24.94g	6.1g	38%
Zinc	3.9mg	0.38mg	32%
Saturated fat	17.614g	11.051g	30%
Vitamin B1	0.03mg	0.37mg	28%
Iron	0.24mg	2.22mg	25%
Sodium	819mg	282mg	23%
Carbs	2.22g	68.9g	22%
Vitamin B3	0.063mg	3.19mg	20%
Copper	0.036mg	0.2mg	18%
Folate	21µg	76µg	14%
Fats	27.44g	18.8g	13%
Selenium	14.5µg	8.4µg	11%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.17mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	7.747g	5.522g	6%
Calories	356kcal	467kcal	6%
Magnesium	29mg	12mg	4%
Fiber	0g	0.8g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.34mg	0.488mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.08mg	0.036mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.24mg	0.58mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.657g	0.982g	2%
Choline	15.4mg	6.5mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.4µg	1%
Vitamin D	20IU	16IU	1%
Cholesterol	114mg	117mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.3µg	1.7µg	1%
Net carbs	2.22g	68.1g	N/A
Potassium	121mg	111mg	0%
Sugar	2.22g	20.24g	N/A
Vitamin A	165µg	165µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.334mg	0.335mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.352mg	0.084mg	0%
Threonine	0.93mg	0.215mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.306mg	0.277mg	0%
Leucine	2.564mg	0.471mg	0%
Lysine	2.654mg	0.308mg	0%
Methionine	0.719mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.431mg	0.299mg	0%
Valine	1.806mg	0.315mg	0%
Histidine	1.032mg	0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A