Butter cookie vs. Doughnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between butter cookie and doughnuts

Butter cookie has more vitamin A, vitamin B12, copper, and carbs; however, doughnuts are higher in phosphorus, fats, vitamin E, and manganese.
Butter cookie covers your daily need for cholesterol 36% more than doughnuts.
Butter cookie has 41 times more vitamin A than doughnuts. While butter cookie has 165µg of vitamin A, doughnuts have only 4µg.
Doughnuts have less cholesterol.
The glycemic index of doughnuts is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned).

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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

Doughnuts

Contains more CopperCopper	+122.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+41.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+37.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+20.7%
Contains more IronIron	+14%
Contains more ZincZinc	+31.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+154.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+95.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.2%

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

Doughnuts

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4025%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+29.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+500%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+243.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+38.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+476.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+21.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.39mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.91mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	117mg	10mg	36%
Phosphorus	102mg	260mg	23%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		3.573g	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.982g	3.915g	20%
Vitamin A	165µg	4µg	18%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.239g	15%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.06µg	13%
Copper	0.2mg	0.09mg	12%
Starch		25.91g	11%
Fats	18.8g	24.93g	9%
Vitamin E	0.58mg	1.99mg	9%
Sodium	282mg	477mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	5.522g	8.544g	8%
Carbs	68.9g	47.06g	7%
Manganese	0.17mg	0.333mg	7%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	9.8µg	7%
Choline	6.5mg	37.3mg	6%
Iron	2.22mg	2.53mg	4%
Fiber	0.8g	1.7g	4%
Folate	76µg	92µg	4%
Selenium	8.4µg	10.1µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.335mg	0.301mg	3%
Calories	467kcal	434kcal	2%
Protein	6.1g	5.31g	2%
Vitamin D*	16 IU	0 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.39mg	2%
Vitamin B3	3.19mg	2.91mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.488mg	0.377mg	2%
Magnesium	12mg	17mg	1%
Calcium	29mg	40mg	1%
Potassium	111mg	134mg	1%
Zinc	0.38mg	0.5mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.05mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	766kcal	817kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	23g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.59	1.1	N/A
Net carbs	68.1g	45.36g	N/A
Sugar	20.24g	18.15g	N/A
Saturated fat	11.051g	11.105g	0%
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)	0.011g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.007g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A