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Biscuit vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between biscuits and whey

  • The amount of iron, selenium, vitamin B1, calcium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, manganese, and folate in biscuits is higher than in whey.
  • Biscuits cover your daily iron needs 36% more than whey.
  • Whey has 378 times less manganese than biscuits. Biscuits have 0.378mg of manganese, while whey has 0.001mg.
  • Whey contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more IronIron +4733.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1950%
Contains more ZincZinc +315.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +256.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +37700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +926.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.7%

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%
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +888.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +96.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3885.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +6000%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +250%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Biscuit Whey DV% diff.
Iron 2.9mg 0.06mg 36%
Selenium 19.5µg 1.9µg 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.163g 0.011g 28%
Vitamin B1 0.356mg 0.036mg 27%
Fats 16.3g 0.36g 25%
Sodium 580mg 54mg 23%
Saturated fat 4.324g 0.23g 19%
Calcium 235mg 47mg 19%
Vitamin B3 2.949mg 0.074mg 18%
Phosphorus 164mg 46mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 6.93g 0.1g 17%
Manganese 0.378mg 0.001mg 16%
Calories 353kcal 27kcal 16%
Folate 61µg 1µg 15%
Carbs 44.6g 5.14g 13%
Protein 7g 0.85g 12%
Vitamin B2 0.31mg 0.158mg 12%
Copper 0.082mg 0.004mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0.28µg 8%
Fiber 1.5g 0g 6%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.13mg 4%
Choline 16mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 8mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.285mg 0.383mg 2%
Potassium 121mg 161mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 43.1g 5.14g N/A
Cholesterol 3mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 2.18g 5.14g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.031mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.273mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.226mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.347mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.313mg 0.046mg 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
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +723.5%
Contains more FatsFats +4427.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +767.7%
Contains more OtherOther +503.8%
Contains more WaterWater +222.2%

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
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6830%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +37745.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.7%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.