Oatmeal bread vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between oatmeal bread and biscuits

Oatmeal bread is higher in manganese, copper, fiber, and selenium, yet biscuits are higher in fats, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
Oatmeal bread covers your daily manganese needs 24% more than biscuits.
Oatmeal bread contains 3 times more fiber than biscuits. While oatmeal bread contains 4g of fiber, biscuits contain only 1.5g.
The amount of sodium in oatmeal bread is lower.
The glycemic index of biscuits is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, oatmeal 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.

Oatmeal bread

Biscuit

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+105.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+154.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+88.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-22.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+148.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+26.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+256.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+30.2%

~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.

Oatmeal bread

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+19.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+94.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+29.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+166.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.949mg

~equal in Folate ~61µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.94mg	0.378mg	24%
Fats	4.4g	16.3g	18%
Calcium	66mg	235mg	17%
Saturated fat	0.703g	4.324g	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.702g	4.163g	16%
Copper	0.209mg	0.082mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	1.578g	6.93g	13%
Fiber	4g	1.5g	10%
Selenium	24.6µg	19.5µg	9%
Sodium	447mg	580mg	6%
Magnesium	37mg	18mg	5%
Phosphorus	126mg	164mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.24mg	0.31mg	5%
Calories	269kcal	353kcal	4%
Zinc	1.02mg	0.54mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.399mg	0.356mg	4%
Protein	8.4g	7g	3%
Iron	2.7mg	2.9mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.48mg		3%
Vitamin B6	0.068mg	0.035mg	3%
Choline	18.7mg		3%
Vitamin B12	0.03µg	0.08µg	2%
Carbs	48.5g	44.6g	1%
Cholesterol	0mg	3mg	1%
Potassium	142mg	121mg	1%
Vitamin A	5µg		1%
Vitamin B3	3.136mg	2.949mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.341mg	0.285mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.5µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	320kcal	504kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	37g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.7	2.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	44.5g	43.1g	N/A
Sugar	8.14g	2.18g	N/A
Folate	62µg	61µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.116mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	0.247mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.325mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	0.608mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.27mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.152mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.414mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	0.393mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.186mg	0.161mg	0%