Biscuit vs. Pancake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are biscuits and pancake different?

Biscuits are higher in iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, selenium, manganese, and folate; however, pancake is richer in vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for cholesterol for pancake is 19% higher.
Biscuits contain 2 times more saturated fat than pancake. While biscuits contain 4.324g of saturated fat, pancake contains only 2.122g.
Biscuits have a lower glycemic index (44) than pancake (66).

Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe are the varieties used in this article.

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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

Pancake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.5%
Contains more IronIron	+61.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+67.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+89%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+30.9%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-24.3%

~equal in Calcium ~219mg

~equal in Potassium ~132mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.56mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~159mg

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

Pancake

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+77.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+88.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+31.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+175%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.281mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	3mg	59mg	19%
Iron	2.9mg	1.8mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.201mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	2.474g	11%
Fats	16.3g	9.7g	10%
Saturated fat	4.324g	2.122g	10%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	1.567mg	9%
Selenium	19.5µg	14.9µg	8%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.2mg	8%
Sodium	580mg	439mg	6%
Folate	61µg	38µg	6%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.22µg	6%
Vitamin A		54µg	6%
Calories	353kcal	227kcal	6%
Fiber	1.5g		6%
Carbs	44.6g	28.3g	5%
Copper	0.082mg	0.049mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	4.447g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.281mg	2%
Calcium	235mg	219mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.405mg	2%
Protein	7g	6.4g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.046mg	1%
Phosphorus	164mg	159mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	43.1g	28.3g	N/A
Magnesium	18mg	16mg	0%
Potassium	121mg	132mg	0%
Sugar	2.18g		N/A
Zinc	0.54mg	0.56mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.08mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.237mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.297mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.513mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.321mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.147mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.319mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.335mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.152mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A