Chocolate chip cookie vs. Doughnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chocolate chip cookie and doughnuts?

Chocolate chip cookie is richer in copper, vitamin A, and manganese, while doughnuts are higher in phosphorus, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
Chocolate chip cookie's daily need coverage for copper is 33% higher.
Doughnuts have 35 times less vitamin A than chocolate chip cookie. Chocolate chip cookie has 139µg of vitamin A, while doughnuts have 4µg.
Doughnuts are lower in cholesterol.
Doughnuts have a higher glycemic index (75) than chocolate chip cookie (50).

We used Cookies, chocolate chip, prepared from recipe, made with butter and Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned) 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.

Chocolate chip cookie

Doughnuts

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+223.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+64.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+328.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+88%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+99.1%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+160%

~equal in Calcium ~40mg

~equal in Iron ~2.53mg

~equal in Selenium ~10.1µg

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.

Chocolate chip cookie

Doughnuts

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3375%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+68%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+33.3%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+112%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+70.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+113.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+45.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+178.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.386mg	0.09mg	33%
Phosphorus	100mg	260mg	23%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		3.573g	21%
Cholesterol	70mg	10mg	20%
Vitamin B1	0.184mg	0.39mg	17%
Vitamin A	139µg	4µg	15%
Folate	33µg	92µg	15%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.239g	15%
Manganese	0.663mg	0.333mg	14%
Vitamin E		1.99mg	13%
Saturated fat	14.071g	11.105g	13%
Starch		25.91g	11%
Vitamin B2	0.177mg	0.301mg	10%
Vitamin B3	1.365mg	2.91mg	10%
Magnesium	55mg	17mg	9%
Vitamin K		9.8µg	8%
Fiber		1.7g	7%
Choline		37.3mg	7%
Sodium	341mg	477mg	6%
Fats	28.4g	24.93g	5%
Carbs	58.2g	47.06g	4%
Zinc	0.94mg	0.5mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.541g	3.915g	4%
Calories	488kcal	434kcal	3%
Potassium	221mg	134mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.084mg	0.05mg	3%
Selenium	11.2µg	10.1µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.259mg	0.377mg	2%
Protein	5.7g	5.31g	1%
Iron	2.48mg	2.53mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.06µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	8.241g	8.544g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	856kcal	817kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	20g	23g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.91	1.1	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	58.2g	45.36g	N/A
Calcium	38mg	40mg	0%
Sugar		18.15g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.072mg		0%
Threonine	0.191mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.224mg		0%
Leucine	0.391mg		0%
Lysine	0.214mg		0%
Methionine	0.106mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.27mg		0%
Valine	0.279mg		0%
Histidine	0.123mg		0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.003g	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