Cornbread vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cornbread and butter cookie different?

Cornbread is richer in phosphorus and calcium, while butter cookie is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin A, fats, copper, and vitamin B2.
Cornbread covers your daily need for phosphorus 41% more than butter cookie.
Cornbread contains 5 times more calcium than butter cookie. Cornbread contains 135mg of calcium, while butter cookie contains 29mg.
Butter cookie is lower in sodium.
Cornbread has a higher glycemic index (76) than butter cookie (55).

Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched types were 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.

Cornbread

Butter cookie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+41.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+365.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+19.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+76.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+283.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+30.6%

Contains more IronIron	+20%
Contains more CopperCopper	+174%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-52.9%

~equal in Selenium ~8.4µg

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.

Cornbread

Butter cookie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+136.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+117.6%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+371.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+13.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+94.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+91.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+59.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+56.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+38.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	391mg	102mg	41%
Saturated fat	3.732g	11.051g	33%
Cholesterol	57mg	117mg	20%
Starch	35.66g		15%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.37mg	15%
Fats	9.58g	18.8g	14%
Copper	0.073mg	0.2mg	14%
Sodium	599mg	282mg	14%
Vitamin A	35µg	165µg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.175mg	0.335mg	12%
Calcium	135mg	29mg	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.726g		10%
Choline	58.7mg	6.5mg	9%
Calories	330kcal	467kcal	7%
Vitamin B3	2.004mg	3.19mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.963g	0.982g	7%
Fiber	2.3g	0.8g	6%
Carbs	54.46g	68.9g	5%
Iron	1.85mg	2.22mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0.36µg	5%
Folate	55µg	76µg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	3.494g	5.522g	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.076g		5%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.036mg	4%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.38mg	3%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	16 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.17mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.579mg	0.488mg	2%
Vitamin K	3.7µg	1.7µg	2%
Protein	6.59g	6.1g	1%
Magnesium	17mg	12mg	1%
Potassium	133mg	111mg	1%
Selenium	8.7µg	8.4µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	501kcal	766kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	0.59	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	52.16g	68.1g	N/A
Sugar	16.05g	20.24g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.58mg	0%
Trans fat	0.224g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.059mg	0.084mg	0%
Threonine	0.226mg	0.215mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.277mg	0%
Leucine	0.658mg	0.471mg	0%
Lysine	0.324mg	0.308mg	0%
Methionine	0.157mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.343mg	0.299mg	0%
Valine	0.334mg	0.315mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.136mg	0%
Fructose	0.2g		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.007g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.043g		N/A