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Icing vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between icing and biscuits?

  • Icing has less selenium, iron, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, manganese, folate, and copper than biscuits.
  • Biscuits' daily need coverage for selenium is 35% higher.

We used Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe types in this comparison.

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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.
Icing
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
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 -68.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +7733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +255.9%
Contains more IronIron +1712.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +671.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +811.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
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.
Icing
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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% 0% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3460%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1240.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +418.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +662.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.31mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Icing Biscuit DV% diff.
Selenium 0.1µg 19.5µg 35%
Iron 0.16mg 2.9mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.356mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.951g 4.163g 25%
Calcium 3mg 235mg 23%
Phosphorus 18mg 164mg 21%
Sodium 184mg 580mg 17%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 2.949mg 17%
Manganese 0mg 0.378mg 16%
Protein 0g 7g 14%
Folate 8µg 61µg 13%
Vitamin K 13µg 11%
Vitamin E 1.53mg 10%
Copper 0mg 0.082mg 9%
Carbs 67.89g 44.6g 8%
Fiber 0g 1.5g 6%
Saturated fat 2.974g 4.324g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.055mg 0.285mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 4.86g 6.93g 5%
Magnesium 1mg 18mg 4%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.54mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.035mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.08µg 3%
Calories 418kcal 353kcal 3%
Potassium 34mg 121mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.302mg 0.31mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Fats 16.23g 16.3g 0%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 67.89g 43.1g N/A
Sugar 63.1g 2.18g N/A
Choline 2.3mg 0%
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
Icing
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16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 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 CarbsCarbs +52.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +91.8%
Contains more OtherOther +295.1%
~equal in Fats ~16.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Icing
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19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 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 -31.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +91%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +42.6%

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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. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/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.