Hamburger vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between hamburgers and butter cookie

Hamburgers have more vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and iron; however, butter cookie is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B1, and copper.
Hamburgers cover your daily vitamin B12 needs 45% more than butter cookie.
Butter cookie contains 8 times less zinc than hamburgers. Hamburgers contain 2.87mg of zinc, while butter cookie contains 0.38mg.
Hamburgers have less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of hamburgers is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast foods, hamburger; double, 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.

Hamburger

Butter cookie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+251.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+103.6%
Contains more IronIron	+29.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+655.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+27.6%

Contains more CopperCopper	+119.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.9%

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.

Hamburger

Butter cookie

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+68.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+463.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+300%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+70.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+57.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+35.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.44µg	0.36µg	45%
Saturated fat	5.096g	11.051g	27%
Zinc	2.87mg	0.38mg	23%
Cholesterol	47mg	117mg	23%
Protein	17.08g	6.1g	22%
Vitamin A	0µg	165µg	18%
Carbs	24.1g	68.9g	15%
Selenium		8.4µg	15%
Vitamin B3	5.365mg	3.19mg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.203mg	0.036mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.217mg	0.37mg	13%
Copper	0.091mg	0.2mg	12%
Calories	295kcal	467kcal	9%
Iron	2.88mg	2.22mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.335mg	7%
Fats	14.36g	18.8g	7%
Calcium	102mg	29mg	7%
Sodium	414mg	282mg	6%
Phosphorus	136mg	102mg	5%
Folate	56µg	76µg	5%
Vitamin E		0.58mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.38g	0.982g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.31mg	0.488mg	4%
Fructose	2.03g		3%
Potassium	226mg	111mg	3%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Manganese	0.217mg	0.17mg	2%
Magnesium	20mg	12mg	2%
Vitamin D		16IU	2%
Choline		6.5mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Net carbs	23.2g	68.1g	N/A
Sugar	4.15g	20.24g	N/A
Fiber	0.9g	0.8g	0%
Trans fat	0.814g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	5.495g	5.522g	0%
Tryptophan	0.206mg	0.084mg	0%
Threonine	0.666mg	0.215mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.716mg	0.277mg	0%
Leucine	1.319mg	0.471mg	0%
Lysine	1.226mg	0.308mg	0%
Methionine	0.37mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.677mg	0.299mg	0%
Valine	0.823mg	0.315mg	0%
Histidine	0.505mg	0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.007g	N/A