Shortbread vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between shortbread and butter cookie?

Shortbread is higher in vitamin E, manganese, iron, and vitamin K, yet butter cookie is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin A, copper, and phosphorus.
Butter cookie's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 39% more.
Shortbread has 6 times more vitamin K than butter cookie. While shortbread has 11µg of vitamin K, butter cookie has only 1.7µg.
The amount of saturated fat in shortbread is lower.

We used Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain 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.

Shortbread

Butter cookie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+16.7%
Contains more IronIron	+34.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+131.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+123.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+122.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-20.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+35.5%

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.

Shortbread

Butter cookie

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+320.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+97.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+547.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+52%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+622.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.37mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.335mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.19mg

~equal in Folate ~76µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	8.326g	0.982g	49%
Cholesterol	0mg	117mg	39%
Vitamin A	0µg	165µg	18%
Starch	40.47g		17%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.36µg	15%
Saturated fat	8.105g	11.051g	13%
Vitamin E	2.44mg	0.58mg	12%
Copper	0.09mg	0.2mg	12%
Fats	26.22g	18.8g	11%
Iron	2.98mg	2.22mg	10%
Manganese	0.393mg	0.17mg	10%
Vitamin K	11µg	1.7µg	8%
Phosphorus	66mg	102mg	5%
Selenium	6.2µg	8.4µg	4%
Sodium	353mg	282mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.071mg	0.036mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.321mg	0.488mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	6.708g	5.522g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.314mg	0.335mg	2%
Calories	514kcal	467kcal	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Vitamin D	0IU	16IU	2%
Carbs	63.78g	68.9g	2%
Calcium	13mg	29mg	2%
Fiber	1.3g	0.8g	2%
Vitamin B3	3.275mg	3.19mg	1%
Potassium	88mg	111mg	1%
Protein	5.37g	6.1g	1%
Zinc	0.49mg	0.38mg	1%
Folate	81µg	76µg	1%
Choline	0.9mg	6.5mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.353mg	0.37mg	1%
Net carbs	62.48g	68.1g	N/A
Magnesium	14mg	12mg	0%
Sugar	21.65g	20.24g	N/A
Trans fat	0.714g		N/A
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%
Fructose	0.3g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.885g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.033g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	7.253g		N/A