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Biscuit vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between biscuits and lime

  • Biscuits are higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin B3, yet lime is higher in vitamin C.
  • Biscuits cover your daily selenium needs 35% more than lime.
  • Biscuits contain 290 times more sodium than lime. While biscuits contain 580mg of sodium, lime contains only 2mg.
  • The glycemic index of lime is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Limes, raw.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +612.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.6%
Contains more IronIron +383.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +26.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +390.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +811.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4625%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4775%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%

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%
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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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1086.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1374.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +662.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +14450%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Biscuit Lime DV% diff.
Selenium 19.5µg 0.4µg 35%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 29.1mg 32%
Iron 2.9mg 0.6mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.356mg 0.03mg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.163g 0.055g 27%
Fats 16.3g 0.2g 25%
Sodium 580mg 2mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.31mg 0.02mg 22%
Phosphorus 164mg 18mg 21%
Saturated fat 4.324g 0.022g 20%
Calcium 235mg 33mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 6.93g 0.019g 17%
Vitamin B3 2.949mg 0.2mg 17%
Manganese 0.378mg 0.008mg 16%
Calories 353kcal 30kcal 16%
Folate 61µg 8µg 13%
Protein 7g 0.7g 13%
Carbs 44.6g 10.54g 11%
Fiber 1.5g 2.8g 5%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.11mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 6mg 3%
Copper 0.082mg 0.065mg 2%
Potassium 121mg 102mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.285mg 0.217mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.043mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Net carbs 43.1g 7.74g N/A
Sugar 2.18g 1.69g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.273mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 0.226mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0.002mg 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
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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +900%
Contains more FatsFats +8050%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +323.1%
Contains more OtherOther +966.7%
Contains more WaterWater +205.4%

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
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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +36373.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7469.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.