Shortbread vs. Cookie dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between shortbread and cookie dough

Shortbread has more vitamin B2, folate, iron, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3; however, cookie dough has more manganese, phosphorus, and selenium.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for shortbread is 17% higher.
Cookie dough has 2 times less folate than shortbread. Shortbread has 81µg of folate, while cookie dough has 35µg.
Cookie dough is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain and Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough.

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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

Cookie dough

Contains more IronIron

+39.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+138.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+67%
Contains more CopperCopper	+22.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+57.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+94.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+46.8%

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

Cookie dough

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+50.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+112.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+75.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+73.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+131.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+15.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	8.326g	2.592g	38%
Starch	40.47g		17%
Manganese	0.393mg	0.765mg	16%
Vitamin E	2.44mg		16%
Saturated fat	8.105g	4.751g	15%
Vitamin B2	0.314mg	0.148mg	13%
Folate	81µg	35µg	12%
Fats	26.22g	18.9g	11%
Iron	2.98mg	2.14mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	6.708g	10.531g	10%
Vitamin B1	0.353mg	0.234mg	10%
Vitamin K	11µg		9%
Vitamin B3	3.275mg	1.865mg	9%
Cholesterol	0mg	24mg	8%
Calories	514kcal	424kcal	5%
Phosphorus	66mg	104mg	5%
Fiber	1.3g	2.5g	5%
Selenium	6.2µg	9.1µg	5%
Sodium	353mg	294mg	3%
Magnesium	14mg	28mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.071mg	0.041mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.04µg	2%
Potassium	88mg	147mg	2%
Copper	0.09mg	0.11mg	2%
Calcium	13mg	31mg	2%
Carbs	63.78g	59.1g	2%
Zinc	0.49mg	0.64mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.321mg	0.372mg	1%
Protein	5.37g	5.4g	0%
Net carbs	62.48g	56.6g	N/A
Sugar	21.65g		N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	4µg	0%
Trans fat	0.714g		N/A
Choline	0.9mg		0%
Tryptophan		0.088mg	0%
Threonine		0.177mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.227mg	0%
Leucine		0.414mg	0%
Lysine		0.257mg	0%
Methionine		0.122mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.278mg	0%
Valine		0.291mg	0%
Histidine		0.125mg	0%
Fructose	0.3g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	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