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

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What are the main differences between butter cookie and chocolate cake?

Butter cookie is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, and iron, yet chocolate cake is richer in choline and selenium.
Butter cookie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 28% higher.
Butter cookie has 3 times more folate than chocolate cake. Butter cookie has 76µg of folate, while chocolate cake has 27µg.
Chocolate cake contains less saturated fat.
Chocolate cake has a lower glycemic index than butter cookie.

We used Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting types in this comparison.

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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

Chocolate cake

Contains more IronIron	+37.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-10.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+106.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+81.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+64.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+41.7%

~equal in Copper ~0.207mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~106mg

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

Chocolate cake

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+162.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+57.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+180.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+60.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+125%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+181.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+13.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	11.051g	5.43g	26%
Choline	6.5mg	128.4mg	22%
Cholesterol	117mg	58mg	20%
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.141mg	19%
Vitamin A	165µg		18%
Vitamin B3	3.19mg	1.137mg	13%
Folate	76µg	27µg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.982g	2.761g	12%
Vitamin B2	0.335mg	0.213mg	9%
Iron	2.22mg	1.61mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.16µg	8%
Fats	18.8g	15.1g	6%
Selenium	8.4µg	11.9µg	6%
Calories	467kcal	371kcal	5%
Carbs	68.9g	53.4g	5%
Magnesium	12mg	32mg	5%
Manganese	0.17mg	0.28mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.58mg		4%
Vitamin B5	0.488mg	0.304mg	4%
Calcium	29mg	60mg	3%
Fiber	0.8g	1.6g	3%
Zinc	0.38mg	0.69mg	3%
Protein	6.1g	5.3g	2%
Vitamin D*	16 IU		2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Potassium	111mg	140mg	1%
Copper	0.2mg	0.207mg	1%
Phosphorus	102mg	106mg	1%
Sodium	282mg	315mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Monounsaturated fat	5.522g	6.039g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	766kcal	700kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.59	1.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	68.1g	51.8g	N/A
Sugar	20.24g		N/A
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.041mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.084mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.215mg	0.202mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.277mg	0.24mg	0%
Leucine	0.471mg	0.407mg	0%
Lysine	0.308mg	0.268mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.116mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.299mg	0.265mg	0%
Valine	0.315mg	0.283mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	0.12mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.011g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.007g	0.005g	N/A