Biscuit vs. Crouton — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are biscuits and crouton different?

Biscuits are richer in calcium and phosphorus, while crouton is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, iron, fiber, and copper.
Crouton covers your daily need for selenium, 33% more than biscuits.
Biscuits contain 3 times more calcium than crouton. Biscuits contain 235mg of calcium, while crouton contains 76mg.
Crouton is lower in saturated fat.
Crouton has a higher glycemic index (72) than biscuits (44).

Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Croutons, plain types were used 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

Crouton

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+209.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+42.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+72.2%
Contains more IronIron	+40.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+98.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+64.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+32.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+92.3%

~equal in Potassium ~124mg

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

Crouton

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+34.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+75%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+84.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+50.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+116.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	19.5µg	37.5µg	33%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.623mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	1.273g	19%
Folate	61µg	132µg	18%
Calcium	235mg	76mg	16%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	5.439mg	16%
Fats	16.3g	6.6g	15%
Iron	2.9mg	4.08mg	15%
Fiber	1.5g	5.1g	14%
Saturated fat	4.324g	1.51g	13%
Protein	7g	11.9g	10%
Carbs	44.6g	73.5g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	3.059g	10%
Copper	0.082mg	0.163mg	9%
Phosphorus	164mg	115mg	7%
Sodium	580mg	698mg	5%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.5mg	5%
Calories	353kcal	407kcal	3%
Magnesium	18mg	31mg	3%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.89mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.272mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.429mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0µg	3%
Cholesterol	3mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.026mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	2.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	504kcal	342kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	25g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	2.9	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.1g	68.4g	N/A
Potassium	121mg	124mg	0%
Sugar	2.18g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.14mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.337mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.456mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.832mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.278mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.211mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.586mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.514mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.255mg	0%