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Biscuit vs. Nougat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between biscuits and nougat

  • Nougat has less selenium, iron, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, folate, and vitamin B2.
  • Biscuits' daily need coverage for selenium is 31% more.
  • Biscuits have 27 times more vitamin B1 than nougat. Biscuits have 0.356mg of vitamin B1, while nougat has 0.013mg.
  • Nougat is lower in sodium.
  • Biscuits have a higher glycemic index than nougat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Candies, nougat, with almonds.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 71% 11% 109% 27% 15% 70% 76% 49% 106%
Nougat
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 9.6% 9.3% 22% 45% 11% 24% 4.3% 40% 14%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +634.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.2%
Contains more IronIron +391.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +28.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +198.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +650%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +77.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.3%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 89% 72% 55% 17% 8.1% 10% 0% 46% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1% 0% 55% 0% 3.3% 34% 9% 3.6% 4.6% 1.3% 0% 3.8% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2638.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +109.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +516.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +375%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +700%
Contains more FolateFolate +1120%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +50%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Biscuit Nougat DV% diff.
Selenium 19.5µg 2.6µg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.356mg 0.013mg 29%
Iron 2.9mg 0.59mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.163g 0g 28%
Sodium 580mg 33mg 24%
Fats 16.3g 1.67g 23%
Calcium 235mg 32mg 20%
Vitamin E 2.77mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 6.93g 0g 17%
Phosphorus 164mg 55mg 16%
Carbs 44.6g 92.39g 16%
Vitamin B3 2.949mg 0.478mg 15%
Folate 61µg 5µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.31mg 0.148mg 12%
Saturated fat 4.324g 1.667g 12%
Fiber 1.5g 3.3g 7%
Protein 7g 3.33g 7%
Copper 0.082mg 0.134mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.285mg 0.06mg 5%
Magnesium 18mg 32mg 3%
Manganese 0.378mg 0.304mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0.01µg 3%
Calories 353kcal 398kcal 2%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.42mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.02mg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 43.1g 89.09g N/A
Potassium 121mg 105mg 0%
Sugar 2.18g 44.97g N/A
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.273mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 0.226mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.347mg 0%
Valine 0.313mg 0%
Histidine 0.161mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 16% 45% 29% 3%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 16.3 g
Carbs: 44.6 g
Water: 28.9 g
Other: 3.2 g
Nougat
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3% 2% 92% 2%
Protein: 3.33 g
Fats: 1.67 g
Carbs: 92.39 g
Water: 2.15 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +110.2%
Contains more FatsFats +876%
Contains more WaterWater +1244.2%
Contains more OtherOther +595.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +107.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 45% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.324 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.93 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.163 g
Nougat
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100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.667 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.4%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Biscuit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172670/nutrients
  2. Nougat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169060/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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