Grapefruit vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are grapefruit and biscuits different?

Grapefruit is richer in vitamin C and vitamin A, while biscuits are higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, calcium, and phosphorus.
Biscuits cover your daily need for selenium, 35% more than grapefruit.
Grapefruit contains 156 times more vitamin C than biscuits. Grapefruit contains 31.2mg of vitamin C, while biscuits contain 0.2mg.
Grapefruit is lower in saturated fat.
Biscuits have a higher glycemic index (44) than grapefruit (25).

Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas 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.

Grapefruit

Biscuit

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+11.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+968.2%
Contains more IronIron	+3525%
Contains more CopperCopper	+156.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+671.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+811.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1618.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+19400%

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.

Grapefruit

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+15500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+51.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+727.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1345.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+369.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.285mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	0.08mg	2.9mg	35%
Selenium	0.1µg	19.5µg	35%
Vitamin C	31.2mg	0.2mg	34%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.036g	4.163g	28%
Vitamin B1	0.043mg	0.356mg	26%
Fats	0.14g	16.3g	25%
Sodium	0mg	580mg	25%
Phosphorus	18mg	164mg	21%
Calcium	22mg	235mg	21%
Vitamin B2	0.031mg	0.31mg	21%
Saturated fat	0.021g	4.324g	20%
Monounsaturated fat	0.02g	6.93g	17%
Vitamin B3	0.204mg	2.949mg	17%
Calories	42kcal	353kcal	16%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.378mg	15%
Folate	13µg	61µg	12%
Protein	0.77g	7g	12%
Carbs	10.66g	44.6g	11%
Vitamin A	58µg		6%
Copper	0.032mg	0.082mg	6%
Zinc	0.07mg	0.54mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.08µg	3%
Fructose	1.77g		2%
Magnesium	9mg	18mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.13mg		1%
Cholesterol	0mg	3mg	1%
Choline	7.7mg		1%
Vitamin B6	0.053mg	0.035mg	1%
Net carbs	9.06g	43.1g	N/A
Potassium	135mg	121mg	0%
Sugar	6.89g	2.18g	N/A
Fiber	1.6g	1.5g	0%
Vitamin B5	0.262mg	0.285mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.008mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	0.013mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.008mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	0.015mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.019mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.007mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.013mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	0.015mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.008mg	0.161mg	0%