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Potato salad vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are potato salad and butter cookie different?

  • Potato salad is higher in vitamin C; however, butter cookie is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B2, iron, folate, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for butter cookie is 48% higher.
  • Butter cookie has less sodium.

Potato salad, home-prepared and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched are the varieties used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
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 +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +128.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +52.6%
Contains more IronIron +241.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +69.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +22.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +96.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +68.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +104.9%

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.
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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +291.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +415.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +380.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +458.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +258.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +985.7%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.488mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Butter cookie DV% diff.
Saturated fat 1.429g 11.051g 44%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.37mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.335mg 21%
Iron 0.65mg 2.22mg 20%
Carbs 11.17g 68.9g 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 0.982g 18%
Folate 7µg 76µg 17%
Calories 143kcal 467kcal 16%
Fats 8.2g 18.8g 16%
Cholesterol 68mg 117mg 16%
Vitamin A 32µg 165µg 15%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.36µg 15%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 3.19mg 14%
Sodium 529mg 282mg 11%
Vitamin C 10mg 0mg 11%
Copper 0.118mg 0.2mg 9%
Selenium 4.1µg 8.4µg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.036mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 5.522g 8%
Phosphorus 52mg 102mg 7%
Protein 2.68g 6.1g 7%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 4%
Potassium 254mg 111mg 4%
Manganese 0.101mg 0.17mg 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.4µg 2%
Fiber 1.3g 0.8g 2%
Vitamin D 0IU 16IU 2%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 12mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Calcium 19mg 29mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0.488mg 1%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.38mg 1%
Net carbs 9.87g 68.1g N/A
Sugar 20.24g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.084mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0.215mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0.277mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0.471mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0.308mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0.299mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 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 WaterWater +1552.2%
Contains more OtherOther +21.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +127.6%
Contains more FatsFats +129.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +516.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 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 -87.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +280.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +122.7%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.