Biscuit vs. Cinnamon roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between biscuits and cinnamon roll

Biscuits have more iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, selenium, and calcium; however, cinnamon roll is richer in monounsaturated fat.
Cinnamon roll covers your daily saturated fat needs 42% more than biscuits.
Cinnamon roll has 2 times less vitamin B2 than biscuits. Biscuits have 0.31mg of vitamin B2, while cinnamon roll has 0.138mg.
Cinnamon roll contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns).

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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

Cinnamon roll

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+28.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+28.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+18.6%
Contains more IronIron	+111.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+32.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+29.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+50%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-47.4%

~equal in Zinc ~0.53mg

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

Cinnamon roll

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+68.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+124.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+18%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.038mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	4.324g	12.649g	38%
Iron	2.9mg	1.37mg	19%
Fats	16.3g	26.61g	16%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.138mg	13%
Vitamin K		15.2µg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.211mg	12%
Selenium	19.5µg	13µg	12%
Sodium	580mg	305mg	12%
Vitamin E		1.15mg	8%
Starch		16.39g	7%
Calories	353kcal	452kcal	5%
Phosphorus	164mg	131mg	5%
Protein	7g	4.45g	5%
Calcium	235mg	183mg	5%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.292mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	8.723g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	3.676g	3%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.16µg	3%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	2.404mg	3%
Folate	61µg	72µg	3%
Copper	0.082mg	0.062mg	2%
Choline		10.6mg	2%
Fructose		1.11g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.337mg	1%
Fiber	1.5g	1.2g	1%
Potassium	121mg	102mg	1%
Magnesium	18mg	14mg	1%
Cholesterol	3mg	5mg	1%
Carbs	44.6g	48.6g	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	43.1g	47.4g	N/A
Sugar	2.18g	25.7g	N/A
Zinc	0.54mg	0.53mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.038mg	0%
Trans fat		0.295g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.176mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.226mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.41mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.104mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.264mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.126mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.225g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		3.352g	N/A