Biscuit vs. Cream cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between biscuits and cream cheese

Biscuits have more iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, manganese, calcium, and folate; however, cream cheese is higher in vitamin A.
Cream cheese covers your daily need for saturated fat, 79% more than biscuits.
Biscuits have 34 times more manganese than cream cheese. While biscuits have 0.378mg of manganese, cream cheese has only 0.011mg.
Biscuits have less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of biscuits is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Cheese, cream.

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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.

Biscuit

Cream cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+142.3%
Contains more IronIron	+2536.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+355.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+53.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3336.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+126.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-45.9%

~equal in Potassium ~132mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.5mg

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.

Biscuit

Cream cheese

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1447.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3140.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+577.8%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+81.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+175%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	4.324g	20.213g	72%
Iron	2.9mg	0.11mg	35%
Vitamin A		308µg	34%
Cholesterol	3mg	101mg	33%
Fats	16.3g	34.44g	28%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.023mg	28%
Selenium	19.5µg	8.6µg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	1.483g	18%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	0.091mg	18%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.011mg	16%
Calcium	235mg	97mg	14%
Carbs	44.6g	5.52g	13%
Folate	61µg	9µg	13%
Sodium	580mg	314mg	12%
Phosphorus	164mg	107mg	8%
Copper	0.082mg	0.018mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.22µg	6%
Fiber	1.5g	0g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.23mg	6%
Vitamin E		0.86mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.517mg	5%
Choline		27.2mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	8.907g	5%
Vitamin K		2.1µg	2%
Magnesium	18mg	9mg	2%
Protein	7g	6.15g	2%
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.056mg	2%
Calories	353kcal	350kcal	0%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.1g	5.52g	N/A
Potassium	121mg	132mg	0%
Sugar	2.18g	3.76g	N/A
Zinc	0.54mg	0.5mg	0%
Starch		0.35g	0%
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.069mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.233mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.324mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.657mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.567mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.191mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.291mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.395mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.175mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.036g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.807g	N/A