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Biscuit vs. Herbal tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between biscuits and herbal tea

  • Biscuits are higher than herbal tea in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B3, and folate.
  • Biscuits cover your daily selenium needs 35% more than herbal tea.
  • The amount of saturated fat in herbal tea is lower.
  • The glycemic index of herbal tea is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Beverages, tea, hibiscus, brewed.

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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 2.1% 2.4% 1.8% 3% 0% 1.1% 0.43% 0.52% 62% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2837.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +505%
Contains more IronIron +3525%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +1250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +26.2%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7272.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +6000%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Biscuit Herbal tea DV% diff.
Iron 2.9mg 0.08mg 35%
Selenium 19.5µg 0µg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.356mg 0mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.163g 0g 28%
Fats 16.3g 0g 25%
Sodium 580mg 4mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.31mg 0mg 24%
Phosphorus 164mg 1mg 23%
Calcium 235mg 8mg 23%
Saturated fat 4.324g 0g 20%
Vitamin B3 2.949mg 0.04mg 18%
Calories 353kcal 0kcal 18%
Monounsaturated fat 6.93g 0g 17%
Folate 61µg 1µg 15%
Carbs 44.6g 0g 15%
Protein 7g 0g 14%
Copper 0.082mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.285mg 0mg 6%
Fiber 1.5g 0g 6%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.04mg 5%
Magnesium 18mg 3mg 4%
Manganese 0.378mg 0.477mg 4%
Potassium 121mg 20mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.1g 0g N/A
Sugar 2.18g 0g N/A
Choline 0.4mg 0%
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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.58 g
Other: 0.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +661.9%
Contains more WaterWater +244.6%

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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. Herbal tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171946/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.