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Sweet roll vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sweet roll and biscuits

  • Sweet roll has more vitamin B6; however, biscuits have more calcium, iron, phosphorus, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Sweet roll's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 21% more.
  • Sweet roll has 3 times more vitamin B6 than biscuits. Sweet roll has 0.107mg of vitamin B6, while biscuits have 0.035mg.
  • Biscuits are lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sweet rolls, cinnamon, commercially prepared with raisins 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 22% 9.8% 60% 29% 16% 33% 40% 39% 93%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 71% 11% 109% 27% 15% 70% 76% 49% 106%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +226.4%
Contains more IronIron +81.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +115.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +26%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~18mg
~equal in Potassium ~121mg
~equal in Copper ~0.082mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.54mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 6.7% 21% 40% 0% 81% 61% 45% 24% 25% 18% 11% 54% 23%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 89% 72% 55% 17% 8.1% 10% 0% 46% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +205.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +75%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +18%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.356mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet roll Biscuit DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 7.473g 4.163g 22%
Cholesterol 66mg 3mg 21%
Calcium 72mg 235mg 16%
Iron 1.6mg 2.9mg 16%
Phosphorus 76mg 164mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.99mg 13%
Sodium 304mg 580mg 12%
Choline 41.3mg 8%
Vitamin A 62µg 7%
Saturated fat 3.079g 4.324g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.107mg 0.035mg 6%
Selenium 17µg 19.5µg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 4.797g 6.93g 5%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Vitamin B3 2.384mg 2.949mg 4%
Fiber 2.4g 1.5g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.265mg 0.31mg 3%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.378mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.324mg 0.356mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 0.08µg 3%
Folate 72µg 61µg 3%
Protein 6.2g 7g 2%
Carbs 50.9g 44.6g 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.406mg 0.285mg 2%
Calories 372kcal 353kcal 1%
Copper 0.088mg 0.082mg 1%
Fats 16.4g 16.3g 0%
Net carbs 48.5g 43.1g N/A
Magnesium 17mg 18mg 0%
Potassium 111mg 121mg 0%
Sugar 31.73g 2.18g N/A
Zinc 0.59mg 0.54mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.074mg 0.087mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 0.211mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.259mg 0.273mg 0%
Leucine 0.458mg 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 0.243mg 0.226mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0.132mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.3mg 0.347mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.313mg 0%
Histidine 0.145mg 0.161mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.004g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 16% 51% 25% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 16.4 g
Carbs: 50.9 g
Water: 24.8 g
Other: 1.7 g
7% 16% 45% 29% 3%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 16.3 g
Carbs: 44.6 g
Water: 28.9 g
Other: 3.2 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.9%
Contains more WaterWater +16.5%
Contains more OtherOther +88.2%
~equal in Fats ~16.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 31% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.079 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.797 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.473 g
28% 45% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.324 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.93 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.163 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -28.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +79.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +44.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Sweet roll - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175034/nutrients
  2. Biscuit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172670/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.