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Bread crumbs vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between bread crumbs and biscuits

  • Bread crumbs are higher than biscuits in vitamin B1, iron, manganese, vitamin B3, copper, fiber, folate, vitamin B12, and selenium.
  • Bread crumbs cover your daily vitamin B1 needs 51% more than biscuits.
  • Bread crumbs contain 4 times more vitamin B12 than biscuits. While bread crumbs contain 0.35µg of vitamin B12, biscuits contain only 0.08µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in bread crumbs is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread crumbs, dry, grated, plain and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe.

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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 31% 55% 17% 181% 85% 40% 71% 95% 120% 137%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +138.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62%
Contains more IronIron +66.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +211%
Contains more ZincZinc +168.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +143.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +29.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +28.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20.8%
~equal in Phosphorus ~164mg

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% 0% 1.6% 0% 242% 93% 124% 33% 28% 44% 17% 80% 8%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +171.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +93.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +245.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +337.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +75.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bread crumbs Biscuit DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.967mg 0.356mg 51%
Starch 59.66g 25%
Manganese 0.919mg 0.378mg 24%
Iron 4.83mg 2.9mg 24%
Vitamin B3 6.634mg 2.949mg 23%
Copper 0.255mg 0.082mg 19%
Fats 5.3g 16.3g 17%
Monounsaturated fat 1.023g 6.93g 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.06g 4.163g 14%
Saturated fat 1.203g 4.324g 14%
Protein 13.35g 7g 13%
Fiber 4.5g 1.5g 12%
Folate 107µg 61µg 12%
Vitamin B12 0.35µg 0.08µg 11%
Selenium 25.2µg 19.5µg 10%
Carbs 71.98g 44.6g 9%
Zinc 1.45mg 0.54mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.121mg 0.035mg 7%
Sodium 732mg 580mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.403mg 0.31mg 7%
Vitamin K 6.6µg 6%
Magnesium 43mg 18mg 6%
Calcium 183mg 235mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.552mg 0.285mg 5%
Choline 14.6mg 3%
Fructose 2.46g 3%
Calories 395kcal 353kcal 2%
Potassium 196mg 121mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 67.48g 43.1g N/A
Sugar 6.2g 2.18g N/A
Phosphorus 165mg 164mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.162mg 0.087mg 0%
Threonine 0.427mg 0.211mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.544mg 0.273mg 0%
Leucine 0.963mg 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 0.43mg 0.226mg 0%
Methionine 0.232mg 0.132mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.655mg 0.347mg 0%
Valine 0.6mg 0.313mg 0%
Histidine 0.296mg 0.161mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 5% 72% 7% 3%
Protein: 13.35 g
Fats: 5.3 g
Carbs: 71.98 g
Water: 6.51 g
Other: 2.86 g
7% 16% 45% 29% 3%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 16.3 g
Carbs: 44.6 g
Water: 28.9 g
Other: 3.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +90.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +61.4%
Contains more FatsFats +207.5%
Contains more WaterWater +343.9%
Contains more OtherOther +11.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 24% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.06 g
28% 45% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.324 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.93 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.163 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +577.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +102.1%

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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. Bread crumbs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174928/nutrients
  2. Biscuit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172670/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.