Biscuit vs. Millet flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between biscuits and millet flour

Biscuits have more calcium; however, millet flour is higher in copper, manganese, vitamin B6, magnesium, selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and zinc.
Millet flour covers your daily need for copper, 50% more than biscuits.
Biscuits have 145 times more sodium than millet flour. While biscuits have 580mg of sodium, millet flour has only 4mg.
The glycemic index of millet flour is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Millet flour.

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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

Millet flour

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+1578.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+561.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+85.1%
Contains more IronIron	+35.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+552.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+387%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+73.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+165.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+67.7%

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.

Biscuit

Millet flour

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+324.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+45.2%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+16%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+104.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+344.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+962.9%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.082mg	0.535mg	50%
Starch		69.88g	29%
Manganese	0.378mg	1.002mg	27%
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.372mg	26%
Sodium	580mg	4mg	25%
Magnesium	18mg	119mg	24%
Selenium	19.5µg	32.7µg	24%
Calcium	235mg	14mg	22%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	1.267mg	20%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	6.02mg	19%
Fats	16.3g	4.25g	19%
Zinc	0.54mg	2.63mg	19%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.073mg	18%
Phosphorus	164mg	285mg	17%
Saturated fat	4.324g	0.536g	17%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	0.924g	15%
Iron	2.9mg	3.94mg	13%
Carbs	44.6g	75.12g	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	2.618g	10%
Fiber	1.5g	3.5g	8%
Protein	7g	10.75g	8%
Folate	61µg	42µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.413mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg		3%
Potassium	121mg	224mg	3%
Vitamin K		0.8µg	1%
Calories	353kcal	382kcal	1%
Vitamin E		0.11mg	1%
Cholesterol	3mg		1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.1g	71.62g	N/A
Sugar	2.18g	1.66g	N/A
Trans fat		0.002g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.17mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.354mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.473mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	1.537mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.144mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.319mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.675mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.584mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.257mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.044g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.549g	N/A