Biscuit vs. White cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are biscuits and white cake different?

Biscuits are higher than white cake in iron, vitamin B1, selenium, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and folate.
Biscuits cover your daily need for iron, 22% more than white cake.
Biscuits contain 3 times more vitamin B1 than white cake. Biscuits contain 0.356mg of vitamin B1, while white cake contains 0.128mg.
White cake is lower in sodium.

Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting 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.

Biscuit

White cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+161.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22.2%
Contains more IronIron	+150%
Contains more CopperCopper	+22.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+63.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+134.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+36.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+82.2%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-51%

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

White cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+178.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+64%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+177.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+70.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+20.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+96.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.9mg	1.16mg	22%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.128mg	19%
Selenium	19.5µg	10.7µg	16%
Calcium	235mg	90mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	2.162g	13%
Sodium	580mg	284mg	13%
Phosphorus	164mg	70mg	13%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	1.063mg	12%
Fats	16.3g	10.3g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.189mg	9%
Folate	61µg	31µg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	3.692g	8%
Carbs	44.6g	63.2g	6%
Protein	7g	4.4g	5%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.277mg	4%
Vitamin K		4.1µg	3%
Copper	0.082mg	0.067mg	2%
Fiber	1.5g	1g	2%
Saturated fat	4.324g	3.897g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.167mg	2%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.33mg	2%
Vitamin A		12µg	1%
Vitamin E		0.12mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Potassium	121mg	99mg	1%
Magnesium	18mg	12mg	1%
Vitamin D		8IU	1%
Cholesterol	3mg	1mg	1%
Choline		6mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.06µg	1%
Calories	353kcal	356kcal	0%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	43.1g	62.2g	N/A
Sugar	2.18g	57.39g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.029mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.054mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.157mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.199mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.338mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.204mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.107mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.228mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.229mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.099mg	0%