Dough vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between dough and biscuits

Dough is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, folate, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and manganese, yet biscuits are higher in calcium and phosphorus.
Dough covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 29% more than biscuits.
Dough contains 2 times more folate than biscuits. While dough contains 123µg of folate, biscuits contain only 61µg.
The amount of saturated fat in dough is lower.
The glycemic index of biscuits is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) 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.

Dough

Biscuit

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+77.8%
Contains more IronIron	+34.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+85.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+92.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+52.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+46.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+351.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+56.2%

~equal in Potassium ~121mg

~equal in Sodium ~580mg

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.

Dough

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+99.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+37.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+63.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+59.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+205.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+101.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.71mg	0.356mg	30%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.855g	4.163g	22%
Fats	2.42g	16.3g	21%
Calcium	52mg	235mg	18%
Starch	44.23g		18%
Selenium	28.6µg	19.5µg	17%
Saturated fat	0.529g	4.324g	17%
Folate	123µg	61µg	16%
Monounsaturated fat	0.362g	6.93g	16%
Iron	3.91mg	2.9mg	13%
Vitamin B3	4.817mg	2.949mg	12%
Manganese	0.577mg	0.378mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.427mg	0.31mg	9%
Protein	10.75g	7g	8%
Copper	0.152mg	0.082mg	8%
Phosphorus	105mg	164mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.107mg	0.035mg	6%
Zinc	1.04mg	0.54mg	5%
Calories	272kcal	353kcal	4%
Magnesium	32mg	18mg	3%
Fiber	2.2g	1.5g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.455mg	0.285mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.08µg	3%
Carbs	51.88g	44.6g	2%
Cholesterol	0mg	3mg	1%
Sodium	602mg	580mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.21mg		1%
Vitamin K	0.7µg		1%
Choline	8mg		1%
Fructose	0.51g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	4g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	253kcal	504kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	37g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.3	2.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	49.68g	43.1g	N/A
Potassium	117mg	121mg	0%
Sugar	4.62g	2.18g	N/A
Trans fat	0.005g		N/A
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%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.063g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.788g		N/A