Raisin bread vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between raisin bread and biscuits

Raisin bread has more copper, folate, fiber, vitamin B2, and manganese; however, biscuits are higher in calcium and phosphorus.
Biscuits cover your daily need for calcium, 17% more than raisin bread.
Raisin bread has 3 times more fiber than biscuits. While raisin bread has 4.3g of fiber, biscuits have only 1.5g.
Raisin bread has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, raisin, enriched 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.

Raisin bread

Biscuit

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+44.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+87.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+141.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+32.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+256.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50.5%

~equal in Iron ~2.9mg

~equal in Selenium ~19.5µg

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.

Raisin bread

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+28.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+17.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+97.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+73.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.356mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.679g	4.163g	23%
Fats	4.4g	16.3g	18%
Calcium	66mg	235mg	17%
Saturated fat	1.081g	4.324g	15%
Copper	0.198mg	0.082mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	2.294g	6.93g	12%
Fiber	4.3g	1.5g	11%
Folate	106µg	61µg	11%
Sodium	347mg	580mg	10%
Phosphorus	109mg	164mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.398mg	0.31mg	7%
Manganese	0.501mg	0.378mg	5%
Calories	274kcal	353kcal	4%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.08µg	3%
Choline	14.6mg		3%
Potassium	227mg	121mg	3%
Carbs	52.3g	44.6g	3%
Vitamin B3	3.466mg	2.949mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.069mg	0.035mg	3%
Zinc	0.72mg	0.54mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.28mg		2%
Magnesium	26mg	18mg	2%
Protein	7.9g	7g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.387mg	0.285mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Vitamin B1	0.339mg	0.356mg	1%
Selenium	20µg	19.5µg	1%
Cholesterol	0mg	3mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	48g	43.1g	N/A
Iron	2.9mg	2.9mg	0%
Sugar	5.68g	2.18g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.083mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	0.222mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.287mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	0.516mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.2mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.128mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.361mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	0.329mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.161mg	0%