Multigrain bread vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between multigrain bread and biscuits

Multigrain bread has more manganese, selenium, fiber, copper, vitamin B6, protein, and magnesium; however, biscuits have more fats and vitamin B2.
Multigrain bread's daily need coverage for manganese is 79% more.
Multigrain bread has 8 times more vitamin B6 than biscuits. Multigrain bread has 0.286mg of vitamin B6, while biscuits have 0.035mg.
Multigrain bread is lower in saturated fat.
Multigrain bread has a higher glycemic index than biscuits.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bread, multi-grain, toasted (includes whole-grain) and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Multigrain bread

Biscuit

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+372.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+106.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+274.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+242.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+482.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+83.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+111.7%

~equal in Iron ~2.9mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Multigrain bread

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+49%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+717.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+14.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+46.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+118.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	2.201mg	0.378mg	79%
Selenium	35.8µg	19.5µg	30%
Fiber	8.1g	1.5g	26%
Copper	0.307mg	0.082mg	25%
Vitamin B6	0.286mg	0.035mg	19%
Fats	4.6g	16.3g	18%
Magnesium	85mg	18mg	16%
Protein	14.52g	7g	15%
Saturated fat	0.948g	4.324g	15%
Monounsaturated fat	0.826g	6.93g	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.035g	4.163g	14%
Vitamin B2	0.142mg	0.31mg	13%
Calcium	111mg	235mg	12%
Zinc	1.85mg	0.54mg	12%
Phosphorus	247mg	164mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.243mg	0.356mg	9%
Vitamin B3	4.394mg	2.949mg	9%
Sodium	414mg	580mg	7%
Choline	28.8mg		5%
Potassium	250mg	121mg	4%
Calories	288kcal	353kcal	3%
Vitamin E	0.4mg		3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.08µg	3%
Fructose	2.67g		3%
Iron	2.72mg	2.9mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.365mg	0.285mg	2%
Folate	70µg	61µg	2%
Carbs	47.11g	44.6g	1%
Cholesterol	0mg	3mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.5µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	5g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	198kcal	504kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	35g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	2.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	39.01g	43.1g	N/A
Sugar	6.94g	2.18g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.135mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	0.294mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.351mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	0.604mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.314mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.15mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.421mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	0.432mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.215mg	0.161mg	0%