Butter cookie vs. Angel food cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between butter cookie and angel food cake

Butter cookie has more fats, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin A, vitamin B3, and copper, while angel food cake has more phosphorus.
Butter cookie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 55% higher.
Butter cookie has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of butter cookie is 55, while the glycemic index of angel food cake is 67.

The food types used in this comparison are Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared.

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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.

Butter cookie

Angel food cake

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+19.4%
Contains more IronIron	+326.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+156.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+442.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-62.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+15.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+382.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+217.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~12mg

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.

Butter cookie

Angel food cake

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+262.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+261.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+146.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+16.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+117.1%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+46.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	11.051g	0.121g	50%
Cholesterol	117mg	0mg	39%
Phosphorus	102mg	324mg	32%
Fats	18.8g	0.8g	28%
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.102mg	22%
Iron	2.22mg	0.52mg	21%
Sodium	282mg	749mg	20%
Vitamin A	165µg	0µg	18%
Copper	0.2mg	0.078mg	14%
Vitamin B3	3.19mg	0.883mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	5.522g	0.071g	14%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.06µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.335mg	0.491mg	12%
Calcium	29mg	140mg	11%
Calories	467kcal	258kcal	10%
Folate	76µg	35µg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.488mg	0.198mg	6%
Carbs	68.9g	57.8g	4%
Vitamin E	0.58mg		4%
Manganese	0.17mg	0.085mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.982g	0.367g	4%
Fiber	0.8g	1.5g	3%
Zinc	0.38mg	0.07mg	3%
Vitamin D*	16 IU		2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Selenium	8.4µg	7.3µg	2%
Potassium	111mg	93mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Choline	6.5mg		1%
Protein	6.1g	5.9g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	2.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	766kcal	437kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	39g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.59	3.6	N/A
Net carbs	68.1g	56.3g	N/A
Magnesium	12mg	12mg	0%
Sugar	20.24g		N/A
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.031mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.084mg	0.075mg	0%
Threonine	0.215mg	0.248mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.277mg	0.312mg	0%
Leucine	0.471mg	0.481mg	0%
Lysine	0.308mg	0.364mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.183mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.299mg	0.334mg	0%
Valine	0.315mg	0.354mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	0.131mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.011g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.007g		N/A