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

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A recap on differences between tamale and chocolate chip cookie

Tamale is higher in vitamin B12, yet chocolate chip cookie is higher in copper, manganese, iron, vitamin A, vitamin B1, selenium, and magnesium.
Chocolate chip cookie covers your daily saturated fat needs 58% more than tamale.
Tamale contains 7 times more vitamin B12 than chocolate chip cookie. While tamale contains 0.54µg of vitamin B12, chocolate chip cookie contains only 0.08µg.
The amount of cholesterol in tamale is lower.
The glycemic index of chocolate chip cookie is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Tamales (Navajo) 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.

Tamale

Chocolate chip cookie

Contains more ZincZinc

+57.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+31%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+68.7%
Contains more IronIron	+103.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+512.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-20.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+281%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+86.7%

~equal in Phosphorus ~100mg

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.

Tamale

Chocolate chip cookie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+750%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+16.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+70.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+575%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+268%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+121.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+26.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+120%

~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			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.396g	14.071g	53%
Copper	0.063mg	0.386mg	36%
Fats	6.12g	28.4g	34%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.688g	4.541g	26%
Manganese	0.174mg	0.663mg	21%
Vitamin B12	0.54µg	0.08µg	19%
Cholesterol	17mg	70mg	18%
Calories	153kcal	488kcal	17%
Iron	1.22mg	2.48mg	16%
Vitamin A	0µg	139µg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	2.739g	8.241g	14%
Carbs	18.12g	58.2g	13%
Fiber	3.1g		12%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.184mg	11%
Selenium	6µg	11.2µg	9%
Magnesium	22mg	55mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.08mg	0.177mg	7%
Starch	12.27g		5%
Folate	15µg	33µg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.143mg	0.084mg	5%
Zinc	1.48mg	0.94mg	5%
Sodium	427mg	341mg	4%
Potassium	131mg	221mg	3%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	0.2mg	2%
Protein	6.28g	5.7g	1%
Vitamin B3	1.59mg	1.365mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.205mg	0.259mg	1%
Calcium	29mg	38mg	1%
Net carbs	15.02g	58.2g	N/A
Sugar	0.99g		N/A
Phosphorus	99mg	100mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.052mg	0.072mg	0%
Threonine	0.239mg	0.191mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.271mg	0.224mg	0%
Leucine	0.568mg	0.391mg	0%
Lysine	0.427mg	0.214mg	0%
Methionine	0.15mg	0.106mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.275mg	0.27mg	0%
Valine	0.318mg	0.279mg	0%
Histidine	0.196mg	0.123mg	0%
Fructose	0.17g		0%
Omega-3 - DHA		0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.029g		N/A