Biscuit vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between biscuits and french toast

Biscuits are higher in iron, calcium, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B3, and phosphorus, yet french toast is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin A.
French toast covers your daily cholesterol needs 38% more than biscuits.
Biscuits contain 2 times more calcium than french toast. While biscuits contain 235mg of calcium, french toast contains only 100mg.
The amount of saturated fat in french toast is lower.
The glycemic index of biscuits is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk.

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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

French toast

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+135%
Contains more IronIron	+73.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+41.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+40.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+101.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+10.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+24.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-17.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

~equal in Selenium ~20.1µg

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

French toast

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+74.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+81.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+41.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+92.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+111.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+287.5%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.321mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	3mg	116mg	38%
Iron	2.9mg	1.67mg	15%
Calcium	235mg	100mg	14%
Vitamin A		124µg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.204mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	2.594g	10%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.31µg	10%
Fats	16.3g	10.8g	8%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	1.628mg	8%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.188mg	8%
Phosphorus	164mg	117mg	7%
Carbs	44.6g	25g	7%
Saturated fat	4.324g	2.723g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	4.524g	6%
Calories	353kcal	229kcal	6%
Fiber	1.5g		6%
Folate	61µg	43µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.549mg	5%
Sodium	580mg	479mg	4%
Copper	0.082mg	0.058mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.074mg	3%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.67mg	1%
Selenium	19.5µg	20.1µg	1%
Protein	7g	7.7g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.321mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	43.1g	25g	N/A
Magnesium	18mg	17mg	0%
Potassium	121mg	134mg	0%
Sugar	2.18g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.094mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.305mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.375mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.621mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.413mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.188mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.389mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.419mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.179mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.01g	N/A