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Biscuit vs. Pumpkin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are biscuits and pumpkin different?

  • Biscuits are richer in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3, while pumpkin is higher in vitamin A.
  • Pumpkin covers your daily need for vitamin A, 169% more than biscuits.
  • Biscuits contain 580 times more sodium than pumpkin. Biscuits contain 580mg of sodium, while pumpkin contains 1mg.

Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Pumpkin, raw types were 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1019%
Contains more IronIron +262.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +68.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +272.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +202.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +181%
Contains more CopperCopper +54.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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%
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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +612%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +181.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +391.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +281.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +74.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.298mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Biscuit Pumpkin DV% diff.
Vitamin A 426µg 47%
Selenium 19.5µg 0.3µg 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.163g 0.005g 28%
Vitamin B1 0.356mg 0.05mg 26%
Iron 2.9mg 0.8mg 26%
Fats 16.3g 0.1g 25%
Sodium 580mg 1mg 25%
Calcium 235mg 21mg 21%
Saturated fat 4.324g 0.052g 19%
Phosphorus 164mg 44mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 6.93g 0.013g 17%
Calories 353kcal 26kcal 16%
Vitamin B2 0.31mg 0.11mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.949mg 0.6mg 15%
Carbs 44.6g 6.5g 13%
Protein 7g 1g 12%
Manganese 0.378mg 0.125mg 11%
Folate 61µg 16µg 11%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 9mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.06mg 7%
Potassium 121mg 340mg 6%
Copper 0.082mg 0.127mg 5%
Fiber 1.5g 0.5g 4%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.32mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.061mg 2%
Choline 8.2mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 12mg 1%
Net carbs 43.1g 6g N/A
Sugar 2.18g 2.76g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.285mg 0.298mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.273mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.226mg 0.054mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.347mg 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.313mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.161mg 0.016mg 0%

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
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +600%
Contains more FatsFats +16200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +586.2%
Contains more OtherOther +300%
Contains more WaterWater +217%

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
74% 19% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.005 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +53207.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +83160%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%

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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/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.