Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain

1 cookie (12 g): 61 kcal, 0.6 g protein, 7.5 g carbohydrate and 3.1 g fat.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size1 cookie (12 g)

Amount per serving

Calories60

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 3g	4%
Saturated Fat 1g	5%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 40mg	2%
Total Carbohydrate 8g	3%
Dietary Fiber 0g	1%
Total Sugars 3g
Includes Added Sugars ≤3g	≤5%
Protein <1g	1%
Vitamin D 0mcg	0%
Calcium 0mg	0%
Iron 0.4mg	0%
Potassium 10mg	0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Estimated values. — means USDA has no value; ≥ is a lower bound. USDA doesn't report added sugars here; they can't exceed total sugars, so ≤ is an upper bound. Source: USDA FoodData Central. Disclaimer.

What 1 cookie (12 g) gives you

Low in total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium

High is 20% of the Daily Value or more for this portion; low is 5% or less (FDA).

Where the calories come from

4% protein · 50% carbohydrate · 46% fat

Protein: 1 g 4%
Carbs: 8 g 50%
Fat: 3 g 46%

Compared with other foods

Per 100 g, against every food in USDA's data.

Calories: less than 6% of foods
Protein: more than 40% of foods
Total fat: less than 10% of foods
Carbohydrate: more than 88% of foods
Dietary fiber: more than 61% of foods
Total sugars: less than 11% of foods
Sodium: less than 24% of foods

All nutrients (41)

Amounts for 1 cookie (12 g) and per 100 g. % Daily Value is for the portion, where the FDA sets one.

Energy and macronutrients (7)
Nutrient	Portion	100 g	% DV
Calories	60.7 kcal	514 kcal
Protein	0.634 g	5.37 g	1%
Carbohydrate	7.53 g	63.8 g	3%
Dietary fiber	0.153 g	1.3 g	1%
Total sugars	2.55 g	21.6 g
Starch	4.78 g	40.5 g
Water	0.425 g	3.6 g

Fats and fatty acids (9)
Nutrient	Portion	100 g	% DV
Total fat	3.09 g	26.2 g	4%
Saturated fat	0.956 g	8.11 g	5%
Trans fat	0.084 g	0.714 g
Monounsaturated fat	0.792 g	6.71 g
Polyunsaturated fat	0.982 g	8.33 g
Omega-3 ALA	0.104 g	0.885 g
Omega-3 EPA	0 g	0.001 g
Omega-3 DHA	0 g	0 g
Cholesterol	0 mg	0 mg	0%

Minerals (10)
Nutrient	Portion	100 g	% DV
Calcium	1.53 mg	13 mg	0%
Iron	0.352 mg	2.98 mg	2%
Magnesium	1.65 mg	14 mg	0%
Phosphorus	7.79 mg	66 mg	1%
Potassium	10.4 mg	88 mg	0%
Sodium	41.7 mg	353 mg	2%
Zinc	0.058 mg	0.49 mg	1%
Copper	0.011 mg	0.09 mg	1%
Manganese	0.046 mg	0.393 mg	2%
Selenium	0.732 mcg	6.2 mcg	1%

Vitamins (13)
Nutrient	Portion	100 g	% DV
Vitamin A	0 mcg	0 mcg	0%
Vitamin C	0 mg	0 mg	0%
Vitamin D	0 mcg	0 mcg	0%
Vitamin E	0.288 mg	2.44 mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.3 mcg	11 mcg	1%
Thiamin (B1)	0.042 mg	0.353 mg	3%
Riboflavin (B2)	0.037 mg	0.314 mg	3%
Niacin (B3)	0.386 mg	3.27 mg	2%
Pantothenic acid (B5)	0.038 mg	0.321 mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.008 mg	0.071 mg	0%
Folate	14.6 mcg	124 mcg	4%
Vitamin B12	0 mcg	0 mcg	0%
Choline	0.106 mg	0.9 mg	0%

Other (2)
Nutrient	Portion	100 g	% DV
Caffeine	0 mg	0 mg
Alcohol	0 g	0 g

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Sources

USDA FoodData Central record 174967(SR Legacy)
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central. fdc.nal.usda.gov
Daily Values and high/low thresholds: FDA, 21 CFR 101.9, 101.54 and 101.62.