Parmesan vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between parmesan and butter cookie?

Parmesan is higher in calcium, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B12, and zinc, yet butter cookie is higher in vitamin B1, iron, and vitamin B3.
Parmesan's daily need coverage for calcium is 82% more.
Parmesan has 11 times more zinc than butter cookie. While parmesan has 4.2mg of zinc, butter cookie has only 0.38mg.
The amount of sodium in butter cookie is lower.

We used Cheese, parmesan, grated 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.

Parmesan

Butter cookie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+183.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2841.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+62.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1005.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+514.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+309.5%

Contains more IronIron	+353.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+400%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+139.4%

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.

Parmesan

Butter cookie

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+58.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+125%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+288.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+116.9%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1323.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3887.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1166.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.58mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.335mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.488mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	853mg	29mg	82%
Phosphorus	627mg	102mg	75%
Sodium	1804mg	282mg	66%
Selenium	34.4µg	8.4µg	47%
Protein	28.42g	6.1g	45%
Vitamin B12	1.4µg	0.36µg	43%
Zinc	4.2mg	0.38mg	35%
Vitamin B1	0.026mg	0.37mg	29%
Iron	0.49mg	2.22mg	22%
Saturated fat	15.371g	11.051g	20%
Vitamin B3	0.08mg	3.19mg	19%
Copper	0.04mg	0.2mg	18%
Folate	6µg	76µg	18%
Carbs	13.91g	68.9g	18%
Fats	27.84g	18.8g	14%
Vitamin A	262µg	165µg	11%
Cholesterol	86mg	117mg	10%
Magnesium	34mg	12mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	7.13g	5.522g	4%
Manganese	0.071mg	0.17mg	4%
Fiber	0g	0.8g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.386g	0.982g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.081mg	0.036mg	3%
Calories	420kcal	467kcal	2%
Potassium	180mg	111mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.358mg	0.335mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.45mg	0.488mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.4µg	1%
Choline	14.1mg	6.5mg	1%
Vitamin D	21IU	16IU	1%
Net carbs	13.91g	68.1g	N/A
Sugar	0.07g	20.24g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.53mg	0.58mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	1.7µg	0%
Trans fat	0.876g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.383mg	0.084mg	0%
Threonine	1.075mg	0.215mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.455mg	0.277mg	0%
Leucine	2.747mg	0.471mg	0%
Lysine	2.201mg	0.308mg	0%
Methionine	0.751mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.538mg	0.299mg	0%
Valine	1.865mg	0.315mg	0%
Histidine	0.806mg	0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.102g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.015g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.026g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.87g		N/A