Pie crust vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are pie crust and biscuits different?

Pie crust is richer in folate, selenium, and monounsaturated fat, while biscuits are higher in calcium, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B2.
Pie crust covers your daily need for saturated fat, 18% more than biscuits.
Pie crust contains 3 times more monounsaturated fat than biscuits. Pie crust contains 17.887g of monounsaturated fat, while biscuits contain 6.93g.
Biscuits are lower in saturated fat.

Pie crust, standard-type, dry mix and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe types were used in this article.

Infographic

Infographic link

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.

Pie crust

Biscuit

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+17.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+285.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+89.1%
Contains more IronIron	+30.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+35%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+90.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+20%

~equal in Copper ~0.082mg

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.

Pie crust

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+82.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+70.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+45.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.356mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.949mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.285mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat	17.887g	6.93g	27%
Fats	31.4g	16.3g	23%
Saturated fat	7.974g	4.324g	17%
Calcium	61mg	235mg	17%
Phosphorus	86mg	164mg	11%
Folate	104µg	61µg	11%
Iron	2.22mg	2.9mg	9%
Calories	518kcal	353kcal	8%
Sodium	753mg	580mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.31mg	7%
Selenium	22.9µg	19.5µg	6%
Fiber		1.5g	6%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.08µg	3%
Manganese	0.315mg	0.378mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.392mg	0.356mg	3%
Carbs	52.1g	44.6g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.064mg	0.035mg	2%
Potassium	64mg	121mg	2%
Zinc	0.4mg	0.54mg	1%
Copper	0.075mg	0.082mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.968g	4.163g	1%
Magnesium	15mg	18mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.727mg	2.949mg	1%
Cholesterol	0mg	3mg	1%
Protein	6.9g	7g	0%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	52.1g	43.1g	N/A
Sugar		2.18g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.268mg	0.285mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.08mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	0.184mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.255mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	0.476mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.133mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.121mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.339mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	0.289mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.146mg	0.161mg	0%