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Sugar vs. Chocolate chip cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sugar and chocolate chip cookie

  • Sugar has less copper, iron, manganese, selenium, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and magnesium than chocolate chip cookie.
  • Chocolate chip cookie covers your daily need for saturated fat, 70% more than sugar.
  • Sugar has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of sugar is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sugars, granulated and Cookies, chocolate chip, prepared from recipe, made with butter.

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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.
Sugar
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 11% 20% 93% 129% 26% 43% 44% 86% 61%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10950%
Contains more IronIron +4860%
Contains more CopperCopper +5414.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +9300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +16475%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1766.7%

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.
Sugar
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 0.67% 46% 0% 0% 46% 41% 26% 16% 19% 10% 0% 25% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +831.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar Chocolate chip cookie DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0g 14.071g 64%
Fats 0g 28.4g 44%
Copper 0.007mg 0.386mg 42%
Iron 0.05mg 2.48mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 4.541g 30%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.663mg 29%
Cholesterol 0mg 70mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 8.241g 21%
Selenium 0.6µg 11.2µg 19%
Sodium 1mg 341mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.184mg 15%
Vitamin A 0µg 139µg 15%
Phosphorus 0mg 100mg 14%
Carbs 99.98g 58.2g 14%
Magnesium 0mg 55mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.177mg 12%
Protein 0g 5.7g 11%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.365mg 9%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.94mg 8%
Folate 0µg 33µg 8%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.084mg 6%
Potassium 2mg 221mg 6%
Calories 387kcal 488kcal 5%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.259mg 5%
Calcium 1mg 38mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.08µg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 99.98g 58.2g N/A
Sugar 99.8g N/A
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.224mg 0%
Leucine 0.391mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.106mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.27mg 0%
Valine 0.279mg 0%
Histidine 0.123mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.003g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
6% 28% 58% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.7 g
Fats: 28.4 g
Carbs: 58.2 g
Water: 5.7 g
Other: 2 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +71.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +28400%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/nutrients
  2. Chocolate chip cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172808/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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