Waffle vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between waffle and butter cookie

Waffle has more selenium, calcium, and phosphorus; however, butter cookie has more copper, vitamin B1, vitamin A, and folate.
Waffle's daily need coverage for selenium is 69% more.
Waffle has 9 times more calcium than butter cookie. Waffle has 255mg of calcium, while butter cookie has 29mg.
Butter cookie is lower in sodium.
Waffle has a higher glycemic index than butter cookie.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Waffles, plain, prepared from recipe and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched.

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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.

Waffle

Butter cookie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+58.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+779.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+43.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+78.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+86.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+55.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+450%

Contains more CopperCopper	+222.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-44.8%

~equal in Iron ~2.22mg

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.

Waffle

Butter cookie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+55.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+153.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+40.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+53.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+44%
Contains more FolateFolate	+65.2%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.335mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.488mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	46.2µg	8.4µg	69%
Polyunsaturated fat	6.785g	0.982g	39%
Saturated fat	2.866g	11.051g	37%
Calcium	255mg	29mg	23%
Cholesterol	69mg	117mg	16%
Copper	0.062mg	0.2mg	15%
Phosphorus	190mg	102mg	13%
Carbs	32.9g	68.9g	12%
Vitamin A	65µg	165µg	11%
Sodium	511mg	282mg	10%
Calories	291kcal	467kcal	9%
Vitamin B1	0.263mg	0.37mg	9%
Folate	46µg	76µg	8%
Fats	14.1g	18.8g	7%
Vitamin B3	2.073mg	3.19mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	3.521g	5.522g	5%
Vitamin B12	0.25µg	0.36µg	5%
Protein	7.9g	6.1g	4%
Manganese	0.265mg	0.17mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.58mg	4%
Zinc	0.68mg	0.38mg	3%
Fiber		0.8g	3%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Vitamin D		16IU	2%
Magnesium	19mg	12mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.036mg	2%
Choline		6.5mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.347mg	0.335mg	1%
Potassium	159mg	111mg	1%
Iron	2.31mg	2.22mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	32.9g	68.1g	N/A
Sugar		20.24g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.488mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.084mg	0%
Threonine	0.289mg	0.215mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.362mg	0.277mg	0%
Leucine	0.63mg	0.471mg	0%
Lysine	0.384mg	0.308mg	0%
Methionine	0.179mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.395mg	0.299mg	0%
Valine	0.409mg	0.315mg	0%
Histidine	0.187mg	0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.006g	0.007g	N/A