Puff pastry vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between puff pastry and butter cookie?

Puff pastry is richer in fats, selenium, manganese, and vitamin K, yet butter cookie is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, and copper.
Butter cookie's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 39% higher.
Puff pastry has 10 times more vitamin K than butter cookie. Puff pastry has 16.3µg of vitamin K, while butter cookie has 1.7µg.
Puff pastry contains less saturated fat.

We used Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched 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.

Puff pastry

Butter cookie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more IronIron	+17.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+42.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-10.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+191.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+191.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+190%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+79%
Contains more CopperCopper	+73.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+70%

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.

Puff pastry

Butter cookie

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+19.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+858.8%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+14.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+29.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+89.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+38.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.58mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	22.228g	0.982g	142%
Cholesterol	0mg	117mg	39%
Fats	38.5g	18.8g	30%
Selenium	24.5µg	8.4µg	29%
Saturated fat	5.502g	11.051g	25%
Vitamin A	0µg	165µg	18%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.36µg	15%
Manganese	0.495mg	0.17mg	14%
Vitamin K	16.3µg	1.7µg	12%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.488mg	10%
Copper	0.115mg	0.2mg	9%
Carbs	45.7g	68.9g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	8.828g	5.522g	8%
Phosphorus	60mg	102mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.258mg	0.335mg	6%
Calories	558kcal	467kcal	5%
Iron	2.6mg	2.22mg	5%
Folate	55µg	76µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.323mg	0.37mg	4%
Vitamin B3	3.8mg	3.19mg	4%
Protein	7.4g	6.1g	3%
Fiber	1.5g	0.8g	3%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	16 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Calcium	10mg	29mg	2%
Magnesium	16mg	12mg	1%
Potassium	62mg	111mg	1%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.38mg	1%
Sodium	253mg	282mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.019mg	0.036mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	754kcal	766kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	18g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.6	0.59	N/A
Net carbs	44.2g	68.1g	N/A
Sugar	0.75g	20.24g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.55mg	0.58mg	0%
Choline	6.2mg	6.5mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.086mg	0.084mg	0%
Threonine	0.198mg	0.215mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.275mg	0.277mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.471mg	0%
Lysine	0.144mg	0.308mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.367mg	0.299mg	0%
Valine	0.312mg	0.315mg	0%
Histidine	0.158mg	0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.007g	N/A