Pumpernickel bread vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pumpernickel bread and biscuits

Pumpernickel bread has more manganese, copper, fiber, selenium, magnesium, zinc, folate, and vitamin B6; however, biscuits are richer in calcium.
Pumpernickel bread covers your daily manganese needs 40% more than biscuits.
Biscuits have 4 times less fiber than pumpernickel bread. Pumpernickel bread has 6.5g of fiber, while biscuits have 1.5g.
Pumpernickel bread contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, pumpernickel 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.

Pumpernickel bread

Biscuit

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+71.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+250%
Contains more ZincZinc	+174.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+245.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+25.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+245.6%

~equal in Iron ~2.9mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~164mg

~equal in Sodium ~580mg

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.

Pumpernickel bread

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+41.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+260%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+52.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.356mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.31mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.949mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.305mg	0.378mg	40%
Copper	0.287mg	0.082mg	23%
Fiber	6.5g	1.5g	20%
Fats	3.1g	16.3g	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.237g	4.163g	20%
Saturated fat	0.437g	4.324g	18%
Calcium	68mg	235mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	0.932g	6.93g	15%
Selenium	24.5µg	19.5µg	9%
Magnesium	54mg	18mg	9%
Zinc	1.48mg	0.54mg	9%
Folate	93µg	61µg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.126mg	0.035mg	7%
Calories	250kcal	353kcal	5%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.08µg	3%
Protein	8.7g	7g	3%
Potassium	208mg	121mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.42mg		3%
Choline	14.6mg		3%
Vitamin B5	0.404mg	0.285mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.327mg	0.356mg	2%
Phosphorus	178mg	164mg	2%
Vitamin B3	3.091mg	2.949mg	1%
Sodium	596mg	580mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.8µg		1%
Cholesterol	0mg	3mg	1%
Carbs	47.5g	44.6g	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	41g	43.1g	N/A
Iron	2.87mg	2.9mg	0%
Sugar	0.53g	2.18g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.305mg	0.31mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.097mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	0.267mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.334mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	0.602mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.248mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.155mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.422mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	0.396mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.196mg	0.161mg	0%