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Peanut vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between peanuts and butter cookie

  • Butter cookie has less copper, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin E, folate, phosphorus, magnesium, fiber, and iron.
  • Peanuts' daily need coverage for copper is 105% more.
  • Peanuts have 14 times more vitamin E than butter cookie. Peanuts have 8.33mg of vitamin E, while butter cookie has 0.58mg.
  • Butter cookie has a higher glycemic index than peanuts.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Peanuts, all types, raw 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.
Peanut
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 120% 28% 62% 172% 381% 89% 161% 2.3% 252% 39%
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 +1300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +217.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +535.1%
Contains more IronIron +106.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +472%
Contains more ZincZinc +760.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +268.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1037.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%

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.
Peanut
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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% 167% 0% 160% 31% 226% 106% 80% 0% 0% 180% 29%
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 EVitamin E +1336.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +73%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +278.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +262.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +866.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +215.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +707.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +148.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peanut Butter cookie DV% diff.
Copper 1.144mg 0.2mg 105%
Polyunsaturated fat 15.558g 0.982g 97%
Manganese 1.934mg 0.17mg 77%
Vitamin B3 12.066mg 3.19mg 55%
Vitamin E 8.33mg 0.58mg 52%
Fats 49.24g 18.8g 47%
Monounsaturated fat 24.426g 5.522g 47%
Folate 240µg 76µg 41%
Cholesterol 0mg 117mg 39%
Protein 25.8g 6.1g 39%
Phosphorus 376mg 102mg 39%
Magnesium 168mg 12mg 37%
Fiber 8.5g 0.8g 31%
Iron 4.58mg 2.22mg 30%
Vitamin B5 1.767mg 0.488mg 26%
Zinc 3.27mg 0.38mg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.036mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.64mg 0.37mg 23%
Saturated fat 6.279g 11.051g 22%
Vitamin A 0µg 165µg 18%
Carbs 16.13g 68.9g 18%
Potassium 705mg 111mg 17%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.36µg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.335mg 15%
Sodium 18mg 282mg 11%
Choline 52.5mg 6.5mg 8%
Calcium 92mg 29mg 6%
Calories 567kcal 467kcal 5%
Selenium 7.2µg 8.4µg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin D 0IU 16IU 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.7µg 1%
Net carbs 7.63g 68.1g N/A
Sugar 4.72g 20.24g N/A
Tryptophan 0.25mg 0.084mg 0%
Threonine 0.883mg 0.215mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.907mg 0.277mg 0%
Leucine 1.672mg 0.471mg 0%
Lysine 0.926mg 0.308mg 0%
Methionine 0.317mg 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.377mg 0.299mg 0%
Valine 1.082mg 0.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.652mg 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
Peanut
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26% 49% 16% 7% 2%
Protein: 25.8 g
Fats: 49.24 g
Carbs: 16.13 g
Water: 6.5 g
Other: 2.33 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 +323%
Contains more FatsFats +161.9%
Contains more WaterWater +41.3%
Contains more OtherOther +45.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +327.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peanut
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14% 53% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.279 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.426 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.558 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 -43.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +342.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1484.3%

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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. Peanut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172430/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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