Cookie dough vs. Saltine cracker — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cookie dough and saltine cracker different?

Cookie dough is higher in fats; however, saltine cracker is richer in iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, selenium, folate, and protein.
Daily need coverage for iron for saltine cracker is 70% higher.
Cookie dough contains 19 times more saturated fat than saltine cracker. While cookie dough contains 4.751g of saturated fat, saltine cracker contains only 0.244g.
Cookie dough has a lower glycemic index (54) than saltine cracker (74).

Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough and Crackers, saltines, fat-free, low-sodium 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.

Cookie dough

Saltine cracker

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-65.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+20.1%

Contains more IronIron	+260.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+46.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+135.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~26mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~113mg

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.

Cookie dough

Saltine cracker

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+298.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+206.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+107.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+254.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.39mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.14mg	7.72mg	70%
Vitamin B2	0.148mg	0.59mg	34%
Fats	18.9g	1.6g	27%
Monounsaturated fat	10.531g	0.142g	26%
Sodium	294mg	849mg	24%
Vitamin B1	0.234mg	0.518mg	24%
Vitamin B3	1.865mg	5.714mg	24%
Selenium	9.1µg	21.4µg	22%
Folate	35µg	124µg	22%
Saturated fat	4.751g	0.244g	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.592g	0.685g	13%
Protein	5.4g	10.5g	10%
Carbs	59.1g	82.3g	8%
Cholesterol	24mg	0mg	8%
Manganese	0.765mg	0.637mg	6%
Copper	0.11mg	0.145mg	4%
Vitamin K		4.9µg	4%
Choline		19.6mg	4%
Zinc	0.64mg	0.94mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.085mg	3%
Calories	424kcal	393kcal	2%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0µg	2%
Calcium	31mg	22mg	1%
Potassium	147mg	115mg	1%
Fiber	2.5g	2.7g	1%
Phosphorus	104mg	113mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.12mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	2.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	785kcal	374kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	25g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	3.4	N/A
Net carbs	56.6g	79.6g	N/A
Magnesium	28mg	26mg	0%
Sugar		0.38g	N/A
Vitamin A	4µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.372mg	0.39mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.088mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	0.177mg	0.287mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.227mg	0.378mg	0%
Leucine	0.414mg	0.716mg	0%
Lysine	0.257mg	0.29mg	0%
Methionine	0.122mg	0.18mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.278mg	0.514mg	0%
Valine	0.291mg	0.439mg	0%
Histidine	0.125mg	0.224mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.001g	0g	N/A