Biscuit vs. Oysters — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between biscuits and oysters

Biscuits are higher in vitamin B1 and calcium, yet oysters is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, copper, iron, and selenium.
Oysters covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 726% more than biscuits.
Biscuits contain 10 times more vitamin B1 than oysters. While biscuits contain 0.356mg of vitamin B1, oysters contains only 0.036mg.
The amount of saturated fat in oysters is lower.
The glycemic index of oysters is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat.

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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

Oysters

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+102.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+94.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14.9%
Contains more IronIron	+217.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+6859.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+14455.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+56.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+102.6%

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

Oysters

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+888.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+72.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+59.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+335.7%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+56.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+74.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+21775%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	17.5µg	726%
Zinc	0.54mg	78.6mg	710%
Copper	0.082mg	5.707mg	625%
Iron	2.9mg	9.21mg	79%
Selenium	19.5µg	39.5µg	36%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.036mg	27%
Cholesterol	3mg	79mg	25%
Choline		130mg	24%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	1.056g	21%
Fats	16.3g	3.42g	20%
Sodium	580mg	166mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	0.506g	16%
Saturated fat	4.324g	0.948g	15%
Calories	353kcal	102kcal	13%
Carbs	44.6g	5.45g	13%
Folate	61µg	14µg	12%
Calcium	235mg	116mg	12%
Vitamin E		1.7mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.18mg	10%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.591mg	9%
Protein	7g	11.42g	9%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	1.85mg	7%
Fiber	1.5g	0g	6%
Phosphorus	164mg	194mg	4%
Magnesium	18mg	35mg	4%
Vitamin A		26µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.447mg	3%
Vitamin K		2µg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.061mg	2%
Potassium	121mg	139mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.1g	5.45g	N/A
Vitamin D		2IU	0%
Sugar	2.18g	1.23g	N/A
Starch		0.9g	0%
Trans fat		0.068g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.046mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.459mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.716mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.762mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.257mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.413mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.523mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.22mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.271g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.061g	N/A