French rolls vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between french rolls and biscuits

French rolls are higher in selenium, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, manganese, fiber, and copper, yet biscuits are higher in calcium and phosphorus.
Biscuits cover your daily saturated fat needs 17% more than french rolls.
French rolls contain 2 times more fiber than biscuits. While french rolls contain 3.2g of fiber, biscuits contain only 1.5g.
The amount of saturated fat in french rolls is lower.
The glycemic index of biscuits is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Rolls, french 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.

French rolls

Biscuit

Contains more CopperCopper	+64.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+47.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+43.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+158.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+95.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

~equal in Potassium ~121mg

~equal in Iron ~2.9mg

~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.

French rolls

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+46.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+47.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+58.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+11.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+85.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

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

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.31mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.834g	4.163g	22%
Fats	4.3g	16.3g	18%
Methionine	153mg	0.132mg	15%
Saturated fat	0.962g	4.324g	15%
Selenium	27.9µg	19.5µg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.523mg	0.356mg	14%
Calcium	91mg	235mg	14%
Folate	113µg	61µg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	1.961g	6.93g	12%
Phosphorus	84mg	164mg	11%
Vitamin B3	4.352mg	2.949mg	9%
Manganese	0.559mg	0.378mg	8%
Fiber	3.2g	1.5g	7%
Copper	0.135mg	0.082mg	6%
Calories	277kcal	353kcal	4%
Zinc	0.9mg	0.54mg	3%
Protein	8.6g	7g	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.08µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.452mg	0.285mg	3%
Choline	14.8mg		3%
Iron	2.71mg	2.9mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.3mg		2%
Vitamin K	1.8µg		2%
Carbs	50.2g	44.6g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.3mg	0.31mg	1%
Cholesterol	0mg	3mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	47g	43.1g	N/A
Magnesium	20mg	18mg	0%
Potassium	114mg	121mg	0%
Sugar	0.31g	2.18g	N/A
Sodium	574mg	580mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.039mg	0.035mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	0.255mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.336mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	0.608mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.231mg	0.226mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.422mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	0.38mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.188mg	0.161mg	0%