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Biscuit vs. Cocktail sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between biscuits and cocktail sauce?

  • Biscuits are higher in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, calcium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and vitamin B3, yet cocktail sauce is higher in vitamin C.
  • Biscuits' daily need coverage for selenium is 31% more.

We used Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve types in this article.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 12%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +803.8%
Contains more IronIron +249.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +446.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +155.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +786.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +155.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

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%
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 39% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1595.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +559.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +259.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +319.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +258.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5700%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +128.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Biscuit Cocktail sauce DV% diff.
Selenium 19.5µg 2.2µg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.356mg 0.021mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.163g 0g 28%
Iron 2.9mg 0.83mg 26%
Fats 16.3g 1.05g 23%
Calcium 235mg 26mg 21%
Saturated fat 4.324g 0g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.31mg 0.047mg 20%
Phosphorus 164mg 30mg 19%
Sodium 580mg 983mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 6.93g 0g 17%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 11.6mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.949mg 0.82mg 13%
Folate 61µg 17µg 11%
Protein 7g 1.36g 11%
Calories 353kcal 124kcal 11%
Manganese 0.378mg 0.148mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.08mg 7%
Potassium 121mg 309mg 6%
Carbs 44.6g 28.22g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.285mg 0.068mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Copper 0.082mg 0.111mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Choline 11mg 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 2%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.38mg 1%
Fiber 1.5g 1.8g 1%
Net carbs 43.1g 26.42g N/A
Magnesium 18mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 2.18g 11.83g 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
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +414.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1452.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +58%
Contains more WaterWater +127.2%
Contains more OtherOther +15.6%

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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. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/nutrients

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

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