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Fruit salad vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fruit salad and biscuits different?

  • Fruit salad is higher in vitamin A; however, biscuits are richer in iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for biscuits is 33% higher.
  • Fruit salad contains 7 times more vitamin A than biscuits. While fruit salad contains 600IU of vitamin A, biscuits contain only 82IU.
  • Fruit salad has less sodium.

Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.3% 10% 9.4% 17% 3.8% 6% 0.65% 20% 0%
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 -99.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2036.4%
Contains more IronIron +1060%
Contains more CopperCopper +64%
Contains more ZincZinc +285.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1071.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +150.3%
~equal in Potassium ~121mg

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 11% 10% 0% 0% 2.8% 3.2% 6.7% 3.2% 6.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 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 +1550%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3136.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +728.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +437.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1933.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruit salad Biscuit DV% diff.
Selenium 19.5µg 35%
Iron 0.25mg 2.9mg 33%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.356mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.011g 4.163g 28%
Fats 0.03g 16.3g 25%
Sodium 5mg 580mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.014mg 0.31mg 23%
Calcium 11mg 235mg 22%
Phosphorus 14mg 164mg 21%
Saturated fat 0.004g 4.324g 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 6.93g 17%
Vitamin B3 0.356mg 2.949mg 16%
Folate 3µg 61µg 15%
Calories 50kcal 353kcal 15%
Protein 0.51g 7g 13%
Carbs 13.05g 44.6g 11%
Manganese 0.151mg 0.378mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.053mg 0.285mg 5%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.54mg 4%
Copper 0.05mg 0.082mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.08µg 3%
Vitamin A 30µg 3%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0.2mg 3%
Fiber 1g 1.5g 2%
Magnesium 8mg 18mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.027mg 0.035mg 1%
Net carbs 12.05g 43.1g N/A
Potassium 116mg 121mg 0%
Sugar 2.18g 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 86%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.03 g
Carbs: 13.05 g
Water: 86.15 g
Other: 0.26 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 +198.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1272.5%
Contains more FatsFats +54233.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +241.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1130.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 25% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.004 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 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 -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +138500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +37745.5%

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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. Fruit salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174670/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.