French bread vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between french bread and butter cookie

French bread has more selenium, iron, manganese, protein, and folate; however, butter cookie is higher in fats and vitamin A.
Butter cookie covers your daily saturated fat needs 53% more than french bread.
Butter cookie contains 4 times less selenium than french bread. French bread contains 29.7µg of selenium, while butter cookie contains 8.4µg.
Butter cookie has less sodium.
The glycemic index of french bread is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched.

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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.

French bread

Butter cookie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+158.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+62.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.1%
Contains more IronIron	+74.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+176.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+23.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+237.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+253.6%

Contains more CopperCopper	+33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-60.8%

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.

French bread

Butter cookie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+68.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+26.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+166.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+84.2%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+205.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+240%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.335mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.502g	11.051g	48%
Cholesterol	0mg	117mg	39%
Selenium	29.7µg	8.4µg	39%
Fats	2.14g	18.8g	26%
Iron	3.87mg	2.22mg	21%
Sodium	720mg	282mg	19%
Vitamin A	0µg	165µg	18%
Manganese	0.573mg	0.17mg	18%
Folate	140µg	76µg	16%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.36µg	15%
Protein	13g	6.1g	14%
Vitamin B3	5.38mg	3.19mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	0.386g	5.522g	13%
Fiber	3.1g	0.8g	9%
Calories	319kcal	467kcal	7%
Copper	0.15mg	0.2mg	6%
Zinc	1.05mg	0.38mg	6%
Magnesium	31mg	12mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.427mg	0.37mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.096mg	0.036mg	5%
Phosphorus	126mg	102mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.58mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.335mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.616mg	0.488mg	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.05g		3%
Carbs	61.93g	68.9g	2%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	16 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Calcium	47mg	29mg	2%
Choline	17.5mg	6.5mg	2%
Potassium	140mg	111mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.5µg	1.7µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.83g	0.982g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.1g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	245kcal	766kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	0.59	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	58.83g	68.1g	N/A
Sugar	3.59g	20.24g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.134mg	0.084mg	0%
Threonine	0.316mg	0.215mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.416mg	0.277mg	0%
Leucine	0.762mg	0.471mg	0%
Lysine	0.328mg	0.308mg	0%
Methionine	0.168mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.543mg	0.299mg	0%
Valine	0.476mg	0.315mg	0%
Histidine	0.234mg	0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.007g	N/A