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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 3.9% 7.8% 112% 30% 13% 28% 46% 51% 34%
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 +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.
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% 49% 0% 88% 72% 61% 19% 16% 0% 28% 61% 0.49%
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 +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 Shortbread Butter cookie 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 26% 64% 4%
Protein: 5.37 g
Fats: 26.22 g
Carbs: 63.78 g
Water: 3.6 g
Other: 1.03 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 FatsFats +39.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.6%
Contains more WaterWater +27.8%
Contains more OtherOther +55.3%
~equal in Carbs ~68.9g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
35% 29% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.105 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.708 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.326 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 -26.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +747.9%

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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. Shortbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174967/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.