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Biscuit vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between biscuits and nori

  • Biscuits have more selenium, vitamin B1, and calcium; however, nori has more vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, folate, and copper.
  • Nori's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 102% more.
  • Biscuits have 71 times more saturated fat than nori. Biscuits have 4.324g of saturated fat, while nori has 0.061g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Seaweed, laver, 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%
Nori
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 21% 31% 68% 88% 29% 25% 6.3% 129% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +235.7%
Contains more IronIron +61.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +182.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2685.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +194.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +222%
Contains more ZincZinc +94.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +161.4%

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%
Nori
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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 130% 87% 20% 0% 25% 103% 28% 31% 37% 0% 10% 110% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +263.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +19400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +82.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +354.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +139.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Biscuit Nori DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.2mg 39mg 43%
Selenium 19.5µg 0.7µg 34%
Vitamin A 260µg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.163g 0.11g 27%
Manganese 0.378mg 0.988mg 27%
Fats 16.3g 0.28g 25%
Sodium 580mg 48mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.356mg 0.098mg 22%
Folate 61µg 146µg 21%
Copper 0.082mg 0.264mg 20%
Saturated fat 4.324g 0.061g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 6.93g 0.025g 17%
Calcium 235mg 70mg 17%
Calories 353kcal 35kcal 16%
Phosphorus 164mg 58mg 15%
Iron 2.9mg 1.8mg 14%
Carbs 44.6g 5.11g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.159mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.31mg 0.446mg 10%
Vitamin B3 2.949mg 1.47mg 9%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Potassium 121mg 356mg 7%
Zinc 0.54mg 1.05mg 5%
Fiber 1.5g 0.3g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.285mg 0.521mg 5%
Magnesium 18mg 2mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin K 4µg 3%
Protein 7g 5.81g 2%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 43.1g 4.81g N/A
Sugar 2.18g 0.49g N/A
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.273mg 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.226mg 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.347mg 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.313mg 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.161mg 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.08g N/A

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
Nori
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6% 5% 85% 4%
Protein: 5.81 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 5.11 g
Water: 85.03 g
Other: 3.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +20.5%
Contains more FatsFats +5721.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +772.8%
Contains more WaterWater +194.2%
Contains more OtherOther +17.8%

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
Nori
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31% 13% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27620%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3684.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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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. Nori - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168458/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.