Tamale vs. Cookie dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tamale and cookie dough different?

Tamale is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and zinc; however, cookie dough is richer in manganese, vitamin B1, iron, selenium, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for manganese for cookie dough is 26% higher.
Tamale contains 14 times more vitamin B12 than cookie dough. While tamale contains 0.54µg of vitamin B12, cookie dough contains only 0.04µg.
Cookie dough has less sodium.
Cookie dough has a lower glycemic index (54) than tamale (82).

Tamales (Navajo) and Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough are the varieties used 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.

Tamale

Cookie dough

Contains more ZincZinc

+131.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.2%
Contains more IronIron	+75.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+74.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+339.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+51.7%

~equal in Calcium ~31mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~104mg

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

Cookie dough

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+248.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1250%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+368%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+85%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+17.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+81.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+133.3%

~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.
Manganese	0.174mg	0.765mg	26%
Vitamin B12	0.54µg	0.04µg	21%
Fats	6.12g	18.9g	20%
Monounsaturated fat	2.739g	10.531g	19%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.234mg	15%
Calories	153kcal	424kcal	14%
Carbs	18.12g	59.1g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.688g	2.592g	13%
Iron	1.22mg	2.14mg	12%
Saturated fat	2.396g	4.751g	11%
Vitamin B6	0.143mg	0.041mg	8%
Zinc	1.48mg	0.64mg	8%
Sodium	427mg	294mg	6%
Selenium	6µg	9.1µg	6%
Folate	15µg	35µg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.08mg	0.148mg	5%
Starch	12.27g		5%
Copper	0.063mg	0.11mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.205mg	0.372mg	3%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	0mg	2%
Fiber	3.1g	2.5g	2%
Cholesterol	17mg	24mg	2%
Protein	6.28g	5.4g	2%
Vitamin B3	1.59mg	1.865mg	2%
Magnesium	22mg	28mg	1%
Phosphorus	99mg	104mg	1%
Net carbs	15.02g	56.6g	N/A
Calcium	29mg	31mg	0%
Potassium	131mg	147mg	0%
Sugar	0.99g		N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	4µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.052mg	0.088mg	0%
Threonine	0.239mg	0.177mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.271mg	0.227mg	0%
Leucine	0.568mg	0.414mg	0%
Lysine	0.427mg	0.257mg	0%
Methionine	0.15mg	0.122mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.275mg	0.278mg	0%
Valine	0.318mg	0.291mg	0%
Histidine	0.196mg	0.125mg	0%
Fructose	0.17g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.029g		N/A