Dried fruit vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are dried fruit and biscuits different?

Dried fruit is richer in vitamin A, potassium, copper, and fiber, while biscuits are higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and calcium.
Dried fruit covers your daily need for vitamin A, 70% more than biscuits.
Dried fruit contains 10 times more potassium than biscuits. Dried fruit contains 1162mg of potassium, while biscuits contain 121mg.
Dried fruit is lower in sodium.
Biscuits have a higher glycemic index (44) than dried fruit (31).

Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe 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.

Dried fruit

Biscuit

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+77.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+860.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+318.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+327.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+38.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+131%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+60.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+786.4%

~equal in Iron ~2.9mg

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.

Dried fruit

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+81.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+308.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2273.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+318.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+510%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	2.2µg	19.5µg	31%
Potassium	1162mg	121mg	31%
Vitamin E	4.33mg		29%
Copper	0.343mg	0.082mg	29%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.356mg	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.074g	4.163g	27%
Sodium	10mg	580mg	25%
Fats	0.51g	16.3g	24%
Fiber	7.3g	1.5g	23%
Saturated fat	0.017g	4.324g	20%
Vitamin A	180µg		20%
Vitamin B2	0.074mg	0.31mg	18%
Calcium	55mg	235mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	0.074g	6.93g	17%
Fructose	12.47g		16%
Folate	10µg	61µg	13%
Phosphorus	71mg	164mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.143mg	0.035mg	8%
Protein	3.39g	7g	7%
Carbs	62.64g	44.6g	6%
Calories	241kcal	353kcal	6%
Manganese	0.235mg	0.378mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.516mg	0.285mg	5%
Magnesium	32mg	18mg	3%
Iron	2.66mg	2.9mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.08µg	3%
Vitamin K	3.1µg		3%
Choline	13.9mg		3%
Vitamin B3	2.589mg	2.949mg	2%
Cholesterol	0mg	3mg	1%
Vitamin C	1mg	0.2mg	1%
Zinc	0.39mg	0.54mg	1%
Net carbs	55.34g	43.1g	N/A
Sugar	53.44g	2.18g	N/A
Starch	0.35g		0%
Tryptophan	0.016mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	0.073mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.063mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	0.105mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.083mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.015mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.062mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	0.078mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.047mg	0.161mg	0%