Biscuit vs. Cherry pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between biscuits and cherry pie

Biscuits are higher than cherry pie in calcium, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B3, folate, and manganese.
Biscuits cover your daily calcium needs 23% more than cherry pie.
Biscuits contain 5 times more phosphorus than cherry pie. While biscuits contain 164mg of phosphorus, cherry pie contains only 30mg.
The amount of sodium in cherry pie is lower.
The glycemic index of biscuits is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Pie, cherry, prepared from recipe.

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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

Cherry pie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+57.1%
Contains more IronIron	+56.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+170%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+446.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+89%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+150%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-67.1%

~equal in Copper ~0.077mg

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

Cherry pie

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+140.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+148%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+131.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+131.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+125.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+400%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.034mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	235mg	10mg	23%
Selenium	19.5µg	7.8µg	21%
Phosphorus	164mg	30mg	19%
Sodium	580mg	191mg	17%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.148mg	17%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.125mg	14%
Iron	2.9mg	1.85mg	13%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	1.276mg	10%
Folate	61µg	27µg	9%
Protein	7g	2.8g	8%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.2mg	8%
Fats	16.3g	12.2g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	3.247g	6%
Saturated fat	4.324g	2.985g	6%
Fiber	1.5g		6%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	5.314g	4%
Calories	353kcal	270kcal	4%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.123mg	3%
Vitamin A		29µg	3%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.2mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0µg	3%
Carbs	44.6g	38.5g	2%
Magnesium	18mg	9mg	2%
Copper	0.082mg	0.077mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	1mg	1%
Potassium	121mg	77mg	1%
Cholesterol	3mg	0mg	1%
Net carbs	43.1g	38.5g	N/A
Sugar	2.18g		N/A
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.034mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.031mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.072mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.088mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.17mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.043mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.124mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.104mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.057mg	0%