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Biscuit vs. Sugar substitute — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between biscuits and sugar substitute

  • Biscuits are higher in iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, phosphorus, manganese, and copper, yet sugar substitute is higher in calcium.
  • Sugar substitute covers your daily calcium needs 64% more than biscuits.
  • Biscuits contain 24 times more vitamin B1 than sugar substitute. While biscuits contain 0.356mg of vitamin B1, sugar substitute contains only 0.015mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown.

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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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +210.3%
Contains more IronIron +1712.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1071.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1950%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1618.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +274%
~equal in Sodium ~572mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2273.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1966.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +256.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Biscuit Sugar substitute DV% diff.
Calcium 235mg 879mg 64%
Selenium 19.5µg 35%
Iron 2.9mg 0.16mg 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.163g 28%
Vitamin B1 0.356mg 0.015mg 28%
Fats 16.3g 0g 25%
Vitamin B2 0.31mg 0.015mg 23%
Phosphorus 164mg 8mg 22%
Saturated fat 4.324g 20%
Vitamin B3 2.949mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 6.93g 17%
Manganese 0.378mg 0.022mg 15%
Folate 61µg 15%
Carbs 44.6g 84.77g 13%
Protein 7g 2.06g 10%
Copper 0.082mg 0.007mg 8%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.04mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.285mg 0.08mg 4%
Fiber 1.5g 0.6g 4%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 6mg 3%
Potassium 121mg 39mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.015mg 2%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 1%
Calories 353kcal 347kcal 0%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 43.1g 84.17g N/A
Sugar 2.18g 4.03g N/A
Sodium 580mg 572mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.273mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 0.226mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.347mg 0%
Valine 0.313mg 0%
Histidine 0.161mg 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
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +239.8%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +216.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +90.1%
Contains more OtherOther +25.9%

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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. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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