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Ground beef vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between ground beef and butter cookie

  • Ground beef has more vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, and selenium; however, butter cookie is richer in vitamin B1, folate, copper, vitamin A, and vitamin B2.
  • Ground beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 89% more than butter cookie.
  • Butter cookie has 15 times less zinc than ground beef. Ground beef has 5.84mg of zinc, while butter cookie has 0.38mg.
  • Ground beef contains less saturated fat.
  • Butter cookie has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of butter cookie is 55, while the glycemic index of ground beef is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked 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 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
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 +41.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +117.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1436.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +62.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +127.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +153.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1788.9%
~equal in Iron ~2.22mg

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% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
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 +26.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +763.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +591.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +70.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +1026.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +383.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +625.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +95.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +985.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.488mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Butter cookie DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0.36µg 89%
Zinc 5.84mg 0.38mg 50%
Protein 23.87g 6.1g 36%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.37mg 27%
Saturated fat 6.073g 11.051g 23%
Carbs 0g 68.9g 23%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.036mg 21%
Selenium 19.1µg 8.4µg 19%
Vitamin A 3µg 165µg 18%
Folate 7µg 76µg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.335mg 13%
Copper 0.079mg 0.2mg 13%
Choline 73.2mg 6.5mg 12%
Calories 241kcal 467kcal 11%
Cholesterol 88mg 117mg 10%
Sodium 73mg 282mg 9%
Phosphorus 166mg 102mg 9%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.17mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 5.522g 5%
Fats 15.37g 18.8g 5%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 3.19mg 5%
Potassium 241mg 111mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0.982g 4%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.58mg 3%
Fiber 0g 0.8g 3%
Vitamin D 2IU 16IU 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.4µg 2%
Iron 2.27mg 2.22mg 1%
Magnesium 17mg 12mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 1.7µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 68.1g N/A
Calcium 33mg 29mg 0%
Sugar 0g 20.24g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.488mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.084mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0.215mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0.277mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0.471mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 0.308mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.299mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 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 +291.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1168.9%
Contains more OtherOther +49.4%
Contains more FatsFats +22.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 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 -45%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +32.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +140.7%

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/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.