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Marshmallow vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between marshmallow and butter cookie

  • Marshmallow contains less vitamin B1, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin A, and phosphorus than butter cookie.
  • Butter cookie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 55% higher.
  • The amount of saturated fat in marshmallow is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Candies, marshmallows 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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
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 less SodiumSodium -71.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +866.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2120%
Contains more IronIron +865.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +106.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +850%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1175%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2025%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +394.1%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +36900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3989.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +9660%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +7500%
Contains more CholineCholine +6400%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marshmallow Butter cookie DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.056g 11.051g 50%
Cholesterol 0mg 117mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.37mg 31%
Fats 0.2g 18.8g 29%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.335mg 26%
Iron 0.23mg 2.22mg 25%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 3.19mg 19%
Folate 1µg 76µg 19%
Vitamin A 0µg 165µg 18%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.36µg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 5.522g 14%
Phosphorus 8mg 102mg 13%
Selenium 1.7µg 8.4µg 12%
Copper 0.097mg 0.2mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.005mg 0.488mg 10%
Protein 1.8g 6.1g 9%
Sodium 80mg 282mg 9%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.17mg 7%
Calories 318kcal 467kcal 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.982g 6%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.58mg 4%
Carbs 81.3g 68.9g 4%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.38mg 3%
Fiber 0.1g 0.8g 3%
Potassium 5mg 111mg 3%
Calcium 3mg 29mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.036mg 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.4µg 2%
Magnesium 2mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin D 0IU 16IU 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.7µg 1%
Choline 0.1mg 6.5mg 1%
Net carbs 81.2g 68.1g N/A
Sugar 57.56g 20.24g N/A
Tryptophan 0mg 0.084mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.215mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.277mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.471mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.308mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0.299mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 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 CarbsCarbs +18%
Contains more WaterWater +256.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +238.9%
Contains more FatsFats +9300%
Contains more OtherOther +433.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 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 -99.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6802.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1989.4%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.

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