Biscuit vs. Cream cracker — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between biscuits and cream cracker?

Biscuits are higher in calcium, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B2, yet cream cracker is higher in iron, folate, manganese, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3.
Cream cracker's daily need coverage for iron is 56% more.
Biscuits have 9 times more calcium than cream cracker. While biscuits have 235mg of calcium, cream cracker has only 26mg.
The amount of sodium in biscuits is lower.
The glycemic index of biscuits is lower.

We used Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Crackers, cream, GAMESA SABROSAS 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.

Biscuit

Cream cracker

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+803.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+67.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-49.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+105.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+38.9%
Contains more IronIron	+154.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+35.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+22.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+105.8%

~equal in Potassium ~129mg

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 cracker

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+19.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+29.2%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+72.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+62.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+475%
Contains more FolateFolate	+144.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.9mg	7.38mg	56%
Sodium	580mg	1148mg	25%
Folate	61µg	149µg	22%
Starch		51.87g	21%
Calcium	235mg	26mg	21%
Selenium	19.5µg	9.5µg	18%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.778mg	17%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.46µg	16%
Vitamin K		17.9µg	15%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	5.08mg	13%
Vitamin E		1.59mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	2.45g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	10.625g	9%
Phosphorus	164mg	98mg	9%
Carbs	44.6g	64.55g	7%
Calories	353kcal	484kcal	7%
Fats	16.3g	20.37g	6%
Saturated fat	4.324g	5.362g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.298mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.24mg	5%
Fiber	1.5g	2.4g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.462mg	4%
Copper	0.082mg	0.111mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.065mg	2%
Magnesium	18mg	25mg	2%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.66mg	1%
Cholesterol	3mg		1%
Fructose		0.95g	1%
Protein	7g	7.01g	0%
Vitamin C	0.2mg		0%
Net carbs	43.1g	62.15g	N/A
Potassium	121mg	129mg	0%
Sugar	2.18g	9.37g	N/A
Trans fat		3.969g	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%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.045g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.542g	N/A