Biscuit vs. Pineapple cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between biscuits and pineapple cake

Biscuits are higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B3, and folate, yet pineapple cake is higher in vitamin B1.
Pineapple cake covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 12720% more than biscuits.
Biscuits contain 2 times more vitamin B3 than pineapple cake. While biscuits contain 2.949mg of vitamin B3, pineapple cake contains only 1.19mg.
The amount of sodium in pineapple cake is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Cake, pineapple upside-down, prepared from recipe.

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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

Pineapple cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+38.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+95.8%
Contains more IronIron	+95.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+74.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+107.4%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-45%

~equal in Potassium ~112mg

~equal in Copper ~0.087mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.35mg

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

Pineapple cake

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+98.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+147.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+41.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+134.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42877.5%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.034mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.08µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	153mg	12720%
Iron	2.9mg	1.48mg	18%
Selenium	19.5µg	9.4µg	18%
Phosphorus	164mg	82mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.156mg	12%
Calcium	235mg	120mg	12%
Sodium	580mg	319mg	11%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	1.19mg	11%
Folate	61µg	26µg	9%
Protein	7g	3.5g	7%
Vitamin A		62µg	7%
Cholesterol	3mg	22mg	6%
Saturated fat	4.324g	2.915g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	3.282g	6%
Fats	16.3g	12.1g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	5.194g	4%
Fiber	1.5g	0.8g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.202mg	2%
Calories	353kcal	319kcal	2%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.31mg	2%
Carbs	44.6g	50.5g	2%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.35mg	1%
Magnesium	18mg	13mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	1.2mg	1%
Copper	0.082mg	0.087mg	1%
Net carbs	43.1g	49.7g	N/A
Potassium	121mg	112mg	0%
Sugar	2.18g		N/A
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.034mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.08µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.043mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.117mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.147mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.264mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.143mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.074mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.173mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.167mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.081mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.002g	N/A