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Cherry pie vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cherry pie and biscuits

  • Biscuits are higher than cherry pie in calcium, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B3, folate, and manganese.
  • Biscuits cover your daily calcium needs 23% more than cherry pie.
  • The amount of sodium in cherry pie is lower.
  • The glycemic index of biscuits is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Pie, cherry, prepared from recipe 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 6.4% 3% 6.8% 69% 26% 5.5% 13% 25% 26% 43%
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 less SodiumSodium -67.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +57.1%
Contains more IronIron +56.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +170%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +446.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +89%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
~equal in Copper ~0.082mg

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 3.3% 9.7% 0% 0% 37% 29% 24% 7.4% 7.8% 0% 0% 20% 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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 89% 72% 55% 17% 8.1% 10% 0% 46% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +140.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +148%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +131.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +131.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +125.9%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.035mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cherry pie Biscuit DV% diff.
Calcium 10mg 235mg 23%
Selenium 7.8µg 19.5µg 21%
Phosphorus 30mg 164mg 19%
Sodium 191mg 580mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.356mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.125mg 0.31mg 14%
Iron 1.85mg 2.9mg 13%
Vitamin B3 1.276mg 2.949mg 10%
Folate 27µg 61µg 9%
Protein 2.8g 7g 8%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.378mg 8%
Fats 12.2g 16.3g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.247g 4.163g 6%
Saturated fat 2.985g 4.324g 6%
Fiber 1.5g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 5.314g 6.93g 4%
Calories 270kcal 353kcal 4%
Vitamin B5 0.123mg 0.285mg 3%
Vitamin A 29µg 3%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.54mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.08µg 3%
Carbs 38.5g 44.6g 2%
Magnesium 9mg 18mg 2%
Copper 0.077mg 0.082mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0.2mg 1%
Potassium 77mg 121mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 38.5g 43.1g N/A
Sugar 2.18g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.035mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.087mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0.211mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.088mg 0.273mg 0%
Leucine 0.17mg 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.226mg 0%
Methionine 0.043mg 0.132mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.124mg 0.347mg 0%
Valine 0.104mg 0.313mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.161mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 12% 39% 46%
Protein: 2.8 g
Fats: 12.2 g
Carbs: 38.5 g
Water: 45.8 g
Other: 0.7 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 WaterWater +58.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +150%
Contains more FatsFats +33.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.8%
Contains more OtherOther +357.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 46% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.985 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.314 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.247 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 -31%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +30.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28.2%

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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. Cherry pie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172781/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.

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