Yellow cake vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on the differences between yellow cake and butter cookie

Yellow cake has more vitamin E and vitamin K; however, butter cookie is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and folate.
Butter cookie covers your daily cholesterol needs 34% more than yellow cake.
Butter cookie contains 15 times less vitamin K than yellow cake. Yellow cake contains 25.1µg of vitamin K, while butter cookie contains 1.7µg.
Yellow cake has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, yellow, commercially prepared, with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched.

Infographic

Infographic link

Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Yellow cake

Butter cookie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+68.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+30.6%

Contains more CopperCopper	+25.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+42.4%

~equal in Calcium ~29mg

~equal in Iron ~2.22mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.38mg

~equal in Sodium ~282mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Yellow cake

Butter cookie

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+675.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1376.5%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2257.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+760.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+260.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+298.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+195.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+245.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	16mg	117mg	34%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.474g		30%
Vitamin B1	0.043mg	0.37mg	27%
Vitamin E	4.5mg	0.58mg	26%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.728g	0.982g	25%
Saturated fat	5.793g	11.051g	24%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	3.999g		24%
Vitamin K	25.1µg	1.7µg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.335mg	19%
Vitamin A	7µg	165µg	18%
Vitamin B3	0.8mg	3.19mg	15%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.36µg	15%
Folate	22µg	76µg	14%
Protein	3.16g	6.1g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.165mg	0.488mg	6%
Carbs	55.36g	68.9g	5%
Copper	0.159mg	0.2mg	5%
Phosphorus	138mg	102mg	5%
Selenium	5.9µg	8.4µg	5%
Calories	379kcal	467kcal	4%
Starch	8.55g		4%
Monounsaturated fat	7.214g	5.522g	4%
Fiber	1.5g	0.8g	3%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.036mg	3%
Fats	17.75g	18.8g	2%
Magnesium	20mg	12mg	2%
Potassium	187mg	111mg	2%
Iron	2.03mg	2.22mg	2%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.17mg	2%
Choline	17.4mg	6.5mg	2%
Vitamin D*	6 IU	16 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.4µg	1%
Sodium	310mg	282mg	1%
Fructose	0.62g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.83g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1199kcal	766kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.1	0.59	N/A
Net carbs	53.86g	68.1g	N/A
Calcium	32mg	29mg	0%
Sugar	39.22g	20.24g	N/A
Zinc	0.42mg	0.38mg	0%
Trans fat	1.313g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.084mg	0%
Threonine		0.215mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.277mg	0%
Leucine		0.471mg	0%
Lysine		0.308mg	0%
Methionine		0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.299mg	0%
Valine		0.315mg	0%
Histidine		0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.026g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.004g		N/A