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Merlot vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are merlot and biscuits different?

  • Biscuits are higher than merlot in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, calcium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B3, folate, and manganese.
  • Biscuits cover your daily need for selenium, 35% more than merlot.
  • Merlot is lower in sodium.
  • Biscuits have a higher glycemic index (44) than merlot (15).

Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot 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.
Merlot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
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 -99.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2837.5%
Contains more IronIron +530.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +645.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +285.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +613%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +186.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9650%
~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.
Merlot
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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% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 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 B6Vitamin B6 +62.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7020%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1216.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +850%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +6000%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~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 Merlot Biscuit DV% diff.
Selenium 0.2µg 19.5µg 35%
Iron 0.46mg 2.9mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.356mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.163g 28%
Fats 0g 16.3g 25%
Sodium 4mg 580mg 25%
Calcium 8mg 235mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.31mg 21%
Phosphorus 23mg 164mg 20%
Saturated fat 4.324g 20%
Monounsaturated fat 6.93g 17%
Vitamin B3 0.224mg 2.949mg 17%
Folate 1µg 61µg 15%
Protein 0.07g 7g 14%
Calories 83kcal 353kcal 14%
Carbs 2.51g 44.6g 14%
Manganese 0.132mg 0.378mg 11%
Copper 0.011mg 0.082mg 8%
Fiber 0g 1.5g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.03mg 0.285mg 5%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.54mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.08µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.057mg 0.035mg 2%
Magnesium 12mg 18mg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 2.51g 43.1g N/A
Potassium 127mg 121mg 0%
Sugar 0.62g 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
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 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 +199.6%
Contains more OtherOther +238.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +9900%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1676.9%

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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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/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.

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