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Biscuit vs. Fettuccine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are biscuits and fettuccine different?

  • Biscuits are higher than fettuccine in iron, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, folate, and vitamin B3.
  • Biscuits cover your daily need for iron, 29% more than fettuccine.
  • Biscuits contain 10 times more folate than fettuccine. Biscuits contain 61µg of folate, while fettuccine contains 6µg.
  • Fettuccine is lower in saturated fat.

Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and KASHI, STEAM MEAL, Chicken Fettuccine, Frozen Entree 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.
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 4.3% 8.4% 15% 23% 0% 2.7% 11% 22% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +739.3%
Contains more IronIron +383.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +440%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +556%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%

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 0% 0% 9% 0% 23% 16% 34% 0% 12% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +295.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +342.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +916.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Biscuit Fettuccine DV% diff.
Selenium 19.5µg 35%
Iron 2.9mg 0.6mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.163g 0.4g 25%
Vitamin B1 0.356mg 0.09mg 22%
Fats 16.3g 2.7g 21%
Calcium 235mg 28mg 21%
Phosphorus 164mg 25mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.31mg 0.07mg 18%
Sodium 580mg 166mg 18%
Saturated fat 4.324g 0.9g 16%
Manganese 0.378mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 6.93g 0.9g 15%
Folate 61µg 6µg 14%
Calories 353kcal 99kcal 13%
Carbs 44.6g 14g 10%
Copper 0.082mg 9%
Vitamin B3 2.949mg 1.8mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.285mg 6%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.1mg 4%
Cholesterol 3mg 14mg 4%
Magnesium 18mg 6mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.45mg 3%
Fiber 1.5g 2g 2%
Protein 7g 6.2g 2%
Potassium 121mg 168mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.05mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 43.1g 12g N/A
Sugar 2.18g 1.3g 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
6% 3% 14% 75% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 2.7 g
Carbs: 14 g
Water: 75.2 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.9%
Contains more FatsFats +503.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +218.6%
Contains more OtherOther +68.4%
Contains more WaterWater +160.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 45% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.324 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.93 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.163 g
41% 41% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.4 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +670%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +940.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.2%

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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

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.