Milk vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are milk and biscuits different?
- Milk is richer in vitamin B12, while biscuits are higher in iron, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, folate, and calcium.
- Biscuits cover your daily need for iron, 36% more than milk.
- Milk contains 6 times more vitamin B12 than biscuits. Milk contains 0.47µg of vitamin B12, while biscuits contain 0.08µg.
- Milk is lower in saturated fat.
- Biscuits have a higher glycemic index (44) than milk (31).
Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +24% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -92.4% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +63.6% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +88% |
| Contains more IronIron | +9566.7% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +720% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +28.6% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +72.6% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +12500% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +490.9% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +26.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +487.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1680% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +67.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +3071% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +1120% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Iron | 0.03mg | 2.9mg | 36% |
| Selenium | 3.3µg | 19.5µg | 29% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.02mg | 0.356mg | 28% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.035g | 4.163g | 28% |
| Fats | 0.97g | 16.3g | 24% |
| Sodium | 44mg | 580mg | 23% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.093mg | 2.949mg | 18% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.277g | 6.93g | 17% |
| Saturated fat | 0.633g | 4.324g | 17% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.47µg | 0.08µg | 16% |
| Manganese | 0.003mg | 0.378mg | 16% |
| Calories | 42kcal | 353kcal | 16% |
| Folate | 5µg | 61µg | 14% |
| Carbs | 4.99g | 44.6g | 13% |
| Calcium | 125mg | 235mg | 11% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.185mg | 0.31mg | 10% |
| Phosphorus | 95mg | 164mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.01mg | 0.082mg | 8% |
| Protein | 3.37g | 7g | 7% |
| Vitamin A | 58µg | 6% | |
| Vitamin D | 1.2µg | 6% | |
| Vitamin D | 48IU | 6% | |
| Fiber | 0g | 1.5g | 6% |
| Choline | 17.7mg | 3% | |
| Magnesium | 11mg | 18mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.361mg | 0.285mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 150mg | 121mg | 1% |
| Zinc | 0.42mg | 0.54mg | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 3mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Net carbs | 4.99g | 43.1g | N/A |
| Sugar | 5.2g | 2.18g | N/A |
| Vitamin E | 0.01mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.037mg | 0.035mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0% | |
| Tryptophan | 0.043mg | 0.087mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.143mg | 0.211mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.174mg | 0.273mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.319mg | 0.514mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.282mg | 0.226mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.088mg | 0.132mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.174mg | 0.347mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.22mg | 0.313mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.101mg | 0.161mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.004g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 0.027g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more WaterWater | +211.1% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +107.7% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +1580.4% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +793.8% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +326.7% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -85.4% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +2401.8% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +11794.3% |
