Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Cookie, with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated VS Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing

Weight per 500 calories

• Cookie, with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated: 89g
• Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing: 98g

Both foods have similar energy densities which is very high in comparison to other foods.

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Cookie, with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated or Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Cookie, with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated	6%	57%	37%
Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing	2%	43%	55%

Macro Nutrients

	Cookie, with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated	Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	32.4% 31.4g	24.4% 23.7g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	53.4% 17g	49.7% 16g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	13.5% 0.22g	14.7% 0.23g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	31.7% 5.4g	24.6% 4.2g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	36.2% 47g	53% 69g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	38% 27.5g	55.7% 40.4g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	Limit added sugars in the diet to less than 10% of total calories [Guidelines 2020]
Fructose	NA	NA	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	≤50g/day or ~10% of energy has no deleterious effect on lipid and glucose control and of ≤100g/day does not influence body weight[PMC2991323]
Glucose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	8.2% 3.1g	2.33% 0.88g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	13% 7.2g	5.26% 2.95g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Cookie, with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated	Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	10.4% 0.12mg	23% 0.28mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	6.16% 0.08mg	11.3% 0.15mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	25% 4mg	10.4% 1.67mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	8.6% 0.43mg	NA	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	7% 0.091mg	1.06% 0.014mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	NA	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	14% 56μg	14.5% 58μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0.37% 0.009μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	0% 0IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	25.6% 3.84mg	6.1% 0.91mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	3.5% 4.2μg	4.9% 5.9μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Cookie, with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated	Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	3.1% 31mg	0.59% 5.9mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	58% 0.52mg	5.68% 0.051mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	NA	NA	4000μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay and helps keep your bones strong. [RDA]
Iron	23.4% 1.87mg	19.3% 1.54mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	3.6% 15mg	1.64% 6.88mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	26.4% 0.61mg	NA	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	NA	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	4.7% 33mg	0.7% 4.9mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	5.68% 193mg	2.77% 94mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	12% 6.5μg	20% 11μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	22% 330mg	17% 252mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	1.6% 0.18mg	2.14% 0.24mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.043% 1.6g	0.053% 1.96g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Cookie, with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated vs Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing:

• Cookie, with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated has 2.4 times more Vitamin B3, 6.6 times more Vitamin B6 and 4.2 times more Vitamin E than Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing.
• While Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing contain 2.2 times more Vitamin B1 and 1.8 times more Vitamin B2 than Cookie, with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated.
• Both Cookie, with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated and Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing have similar amounts of Vitamin B9 per 500 kcal.
• Both Cookie, with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated as well as Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Vitamin D and Vitamin K in 500 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Cookie, with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated vs Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing:

• Cookie, with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated has 10.2 times more Copper, 1.2 times more Iron, 2 times more Potassium and 1.3 times more Sodium than Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing.
• While Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing contain 1.7 times more Selenium than Cookie, with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated.
• Both Cookie, with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated as well as Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing have insufficient amounts of Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Zinc in 500 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Cookie, with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated has 1.3 times more Fat, 1.3 times more Omega 6, 3.5 times more Fiber and 2.4 times more Protein than Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing.
• While Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing contain 1.5 times more Carbohydrate and 1.5 times more Sugars than Cookie, with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated.
• Both Cookie, with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated and Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing have similar amounts of Energy, Saturated Fat and Omega 3 per 500 kcal.
• Both Cookie, with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated as well as Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.