Butter cookie vs. Danish pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between butter cookie and danish pastry

Butter cookie has more vitamin B1, vitamin A, copper, carbs, vitamin B3, and vitamin B12; however, danish pastry is richer in selenium and manganese.
Butter cookie covers your daily cholesterol needs 31% more than danish pastry.
Danish pastry has 5 times less vitamin A than butter cookie. Butter cookie has 165µg of vitamin A, while danish pastry has 35µg.
Danish pastry contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Danish pastry, cheese.

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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

Danish pastry

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.3%
Contains more IronIron	+23.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+124.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-32.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+84.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+106.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+125%

~equal in Phosphorus ~108mg

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

Danish pastry

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+371.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+65.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+94.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+28.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+59.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+60.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+80%
Contains more FolateFolate	+26.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+11.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+305.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	117mg	23mg	31%
Selenium	8.4µg	18.9µg	19%
Saturated fat	11.051g	6.794g	19%
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.19mg	15%
Vitamin A	165µg	35µg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	5.522g	11.313g	14%
Copper	0.2mg	0.089mg	12%
Carbs	68.9g	37.2g	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.982g	2.575g	11%
Manganese	0.17mg	0.351mg	8%
Vitamin B3	3.19mg	2mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.2µg	7%
Sodium	282mg	417mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.335mg	0.26mg	6%
Calories	467kcal	374kcal	5%
Fats	18.8g	21.9g	5%
Iron	2.22mg	1.8mg	5%
Protein	6.1g	8g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.488mg	0.304mg	4%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	6.9µg	4%
Folate	76µg	60µg	4%
Zinc	0.38mg	0.7mg	3%
Vitamin D*	16 IU	2 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.58mg	0.35mg	2%
Choline	6.5mg	20.1mg	2%
Magnesium	12mg	15mg	1%
Calcium	29mg	35mg	1%
Fiber	0.8g	1g	1%
Phosphorus	102mg	108mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	766kcal	468kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.59	2	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	68.1g	36.2g	N/A
Potassium	111mg	98mg	0%
Sugar	20.24g	6.95g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.04mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.084mg	0.089mg	0%
Threonine	0.215mg	0.293mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.277mg	0.371mg	0%
Leucine	0.471mg	0.644mg	0%
Lysine	0.308mg	0.43mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.174mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.299mg	0.402mg	0%
Valine	0.315mg	0.412mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	0.205mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.011g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.007g	0.001g	N/A