Butter cookie vs. Muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butter cookie and muffin different?

Butter cookie is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin A, copper, vitamin B2, and iron; however, muffin is richer in vitamin K, choline, and manganese.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for butter cookie is 41% higher.
Butter cookie contains 8 times more vitamin A than muffin. While butter cookie contains 165µg of vitamin A, muffin contains only 21µg.
Muffin has less cholesterol.

Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched and Muffins, blueberry, commercially prepared (Includes mini-muffins) are the varieties used in this article.

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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

Muffin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more IronIron	+70.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+233.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+51.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+43.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+164.1%

~equal in Potassium ~121mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.37mg

~equal in Selenium ~8.2µg

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

Muffin

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+685.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+120.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+105.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+125%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+125%
Contains more FolateFolate	+58.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+181%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+11.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2205.9%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.47mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA)		1.022g	64%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.982g	8.103g	47%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		6.911g	41%
Saturated fat	11.051g	2.844g	37%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	39.2µg	31%
Cholesterol	117mg	30mg	29%
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.168mg	17%
Copper	0.2mg	0.06mg	16%
Vitamin A	165µg	21µg	16%
Choline	6.5mg	92.5mg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.335mg	0.163mg	13%
Iron	2.22mg	1.3mg	12%
Manganese	0.17mg	0.449mg	12%
Vitamin B3	3.19mg	1.418mg	11%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.16µg	8%
Starch		16.31g	7%
Vitamin E	0.58mg	1.63mg	7%
Folate	76µg	48µg	7%
Phosphorus	102mg	146mg	6%
Calories	467kcal	375kcal	5%
Carbs	68.9g	53g	5%
Fats	18.8g	16.07g	4%
Protein	6.1g	4.49g	3%
Vitamin D*	16 IU	4 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.1µg	2%
Calcium	29mg	44mg	2%
Sodium	282mg	336mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	5.522g	4.822g	2%
Fructose		1.21g	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.9mg	1%
Fiber	0.8g	1.1g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	766kcal	835kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.59	4.5	N/A
Net carbs	68.1g	51.9g	N/A
Magnesium	12mg	10mg	0%
Potassium	111mg	121mg	0%
Sugar	20.24g	31.47g	N/A
Zinc	0.38mg	0.37mg	0%
Selenium	8.4µg	8.2µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.488mg	0.47mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.04mg	0%
Trans fat		0.2g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.084mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.215mg	0.181mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.277mg	0.224mg	0%
Leucine	0.471mg	0.421mg	0%
Lysine	0.308mg	0.199mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.115mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.299mg	0.277mg	0%
Valine	0.315mg	0.257mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	0.128mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.011g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.007g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.048g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.007g	N/A