French toast vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between french toast and biscuits

French toast is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin A, yet biscuits are higher in iron, calcium, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
French toast covers your daily cholesterol needs 38% more than biscuits.
French toast contains 6 times more vitamin A than biscuits. While french toast contains 503IU of vitamin A, biscuits contain only 82IU.
The amount of cholesterol in biscuits is lower.
The glycemic index of biscuits is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk 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 toast

Biscuit

Contains more ZincZinc	+24.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-17.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+135%
Contains more IronIron	+73.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+41.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+40.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+101.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

~equal in Potassium ~121mg

~equal in Selenium ~19.5µg

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 toast

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+92.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+111.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+287.5%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+74.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+81.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+41.9%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.31mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	116mg	3mg	38%
Iron	1.67mg	2.9mg	15%
Calcium	100mg	235mg	14%
Vitamin A	124µg		14%
Vitamin B1	0.204mg	0.356mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.594g	4.163g	10%
Vitamin B12	0.31µg	0.08µg	10%
Fats	10.8g	16.3g	8%
Vitamin B3	1.628mg	2.949mg	8%
Manganese	0.188mg	0.378mg	8%
Phosphorus	117mg	164mg	7%
Carbs	25g	44.6g	7%
Saturated fat	2.723g	4.324g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	4.524g	6.93g	6%
Calories	229kcal	353kcal	6%
Fiber		1.5g	6%
Folate	43µg	61µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.549mg	0.285mg	5%
Sodium	479mg	580mg	4%
Copper	0.058mg	0.082mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.035mg	3%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.54mg	1%
Selenium	20.1µg	19.5µg	1%
Protein	7.7g	7g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.321mg	0.31mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	25g	43.1g	N/A
Magnesium	17mg	18mg	0%
Potassium	134mg	121mg	0%
Sugar		2.18g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.094mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	0.305mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.375mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	0.621mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.413mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.188mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.389mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	0.419mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.179mg	0.161mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.01g	0g	N/A