Peppermint vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between peppermint and biscuits

Peppermint has more vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, copper, iron, fiber, and magnesium; however, biscuits are richer in vitamin B1.
Peppermint covers your daily vitamin A needs 83% more than biscuits.
Biscuits have 159 times less vitamin C than peppermint. Peppermint has 31.8mg of vitamin C, while biscuits have 0.2mg.
Peppermint contains less saturated fat.
Peppermint has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of peppermint is 70, while the glycemic index of biscuits is 44.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Peppermint, fresh and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe.

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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.

Peppermint

Biscuit

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+344.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+370.2%
Contains more IronIron	+75.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+301.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+105.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+211.1%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+124.7%

~equal in Calcium ~235mg

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.

Peppermint

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+15800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+268.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+86.9%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+334.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+72.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~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			DV% diff.
Selenium		19.5µg	35%
Vitamin C	31.8mg	0.2mg	35%
Manganese	1.176mg	0.378mg	35%
Iron	5.08mg	2.9mg	27%
Copper	0.329mg	0.082mg	27%
Fiber	8g	1.5g	26%
Sodium	31mg	580mg	24%
Fats	0.94g	16.3g	24%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.508g	4.163g	24%
Vitamin A	212µg		24%
Vitamin B1	0.082mg	0.356mg	23%
Saturated fat	0.246g	4.324g	19%
Monounsaturated fat	0.033g	6.93g	17%
Magnesium	80mg	18mg	15%
Calories	70kcal	353kcal	14%
Phosphorus	73mg	164mg	13%
Potassium	569mg	121mg	13%
Folate	114µg	61µg	13%
Carbs	14.89g	44.6g	10%
Vitamin B3	1.706mg	2.949mg	8%
Protein	3.75g	7g	7%
Vitamin B6	0.129mg	0.035mg	7%
Zinc	1.11mg	0.54mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.08µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.266mg	0.31mg	3%
Cholesterol	0mg	3mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.338mg	0.285mg	1%
Calcium	243mg	235mg	1%
Net carbs	6.89g	43.1g	N/A
Sugar		2.18g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.058mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	0.154mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.154mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	0.281mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.161mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.053mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.191mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	0.187mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.075mg	0.161mg	0%