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Biscuit vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between biscuits and soft serve

  • Biscuits have more iron, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, and folate; however, soft serve has more vitamin B12.
  • Biscuits' daily need coverage for iron is 34% more.
  • Biscuits have 76 times more manganese than soft serve. Biscuits have 0.378mg of manganese, while soft serve has 0.005mg.
  • Soft serve is lower in sodium.
  • Soft serve has a higher glycemic index than biscuits.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate.

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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% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +79.4%
Contains more IronIron +1281%
Contains more CopperCopper +173.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +41.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7460%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.5%
~equal in Zinc ~0.52mg

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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +626.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +70.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3004.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +577.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +77.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +37.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +525%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Biscuit Soft serve DV% diff.
Iron 2.9mg 0.21mg 34%
Selenium 19.5µg 3µg 30%
Cholesterol 3mg 91mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.356mg 0.049mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.163g 0.46g 25%
Sodium 580mg 61mg 23%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0.5µg 18%
Vitamin B3 2.949mg 0.095mg 18%
Vitamin A 162µg 18%
Manganese 0.378mg 0.005mg 16%
Saturated fat 4.324g 7.46g 14%
Folate 61µg 9µg 13%
Calcium 235mg 131mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.31mg 0.182mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 6.93g 3.49g 9%
Calories 353kcal 222kcal 7%
Phosphorus 164mg 116mg 7%
Carbs 44.6g 22.2g 7%
Copper 0.082mg 0.03mg 6%
Protein 7g 4.1g 6%
Fats 16.3g 13g 5%
Choline 26mg 5%
Vitamin D 29IU 4%
Vitamin D 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.285mg 0.506mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 4%
Fiber 1.5g 0.7g 3%
Potassium 121mg 177mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.8mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.048mg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 12mg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 1%
Net carbs 43.1g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 2.18g 21.16g N/A
Zinc 0.54mg 0.52mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.273mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.226mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.347mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.313mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.161mg 0.099mg 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
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +70.7%
Contains more FatsFats +25.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +100.9%
Contains more OtherOther +255.6%
Contains more WaterWater +106.9%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -42%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +98.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +805%

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.