Jerky vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between jerky and butter cookie?

Jerky is higher in zinc, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B12, choline, and folate, yet butter cookie is higher in vitamin B1 and vitamin B2.
Jerky's daily need coverage for sodium is 78% more.
Jerky has 21 times more zinc than butter cookie. While jerky has 8.11mg of zinc, butter cookie has only 0.38mg.
The amount of sodium in butter cookie is lower.
The glycemic index of jerky is lower.

We used Snacks, beef jerky, chopped, and formed 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.

Jerky

Butter cookie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+325%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+437.8%
Contains more IronIron	+144.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+13.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2034.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+299%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+27.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+45%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+53.2%

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.

Jerky

Butter cookie

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+397.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+175%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+35.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+76.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+1578.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+18.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+140.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+135.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+84.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+199.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	2081mg	282mg	78%
Zinc	8.11mg	0.38mg	70%
Protein	33.2g	6.1g	54%
Phosphorus	407mg	102mg	44%
Iron	5.42mg	2.22mg	40%
Vitamin B12	0.99µg	0.36µg	26%
Cholesterol	48mg	117mg	23%
Carbs	11g	68.9g	19%
Choline	109.1mg	6.5mg	19%
Vitamin A	0µg	165µg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.154mg	0.37mg	18%
Folate	134µg	76µg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.142mg	0.335mg	15%
Potassium	597mg	111mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	11.305g	5.522g	14%
Vitamin B6	0.179mg	0.036mg	11%
Fats	25.6g	18.8g	10%
Magnesium	51mg	12mg	9%
Vitamin B3	1.732mg	3.19mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.163mg	0.488mg	7%
Fiber	1.8g	0.8g	4%
Selenium	10.7µg	8.4µg	4%
Calories	410kcal	467kcal	3%
Manganese	0.111mg	0.17mg	3%
Copper	0.227mg	0.2mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.3µg	0.4µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.49mg	0.58mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.3µg	1.7µg	1%
Calcium	20mg	29mg	1%
Vitamin D	11IU	16IU	1%
Saturated fat	10.85g	11.051g	1%
Net carbs	9.2g	68.1g	N/A
Sugar	9g	20.24g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	1.011g	0.982g	0%
Tryptophan		0.084mg	0%
Threonine		0.215mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.277mg	0%
Leucine		0.471mg	0%
Lysine		0.308mg	0%
Methionine		0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.299mg	0%
Valine		0.315mg	0%
Histidine		0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A