Tostada shells vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tostada shells and biscuits different?

Tostada shells are richer in vitamin B6, fiber, magnesium, and copper, while biscuits are higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B2, calcium, and vitamin B3.
Biscuits cover your daily need for selenium, 31% more than tostada shells.
Tostada shells contain 10 times more vitamin B6 than biscuits. Tostada shells contain 0.363mg of vitamin B6, while biscuits contain 0.035mg.
Biscuits are lower in saturated fat.

Tostada shells, corn and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe types were used in this article.

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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.

Tostada shells

Biscuit

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+322.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+95.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+80.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+127.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+23.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+209.2%
Contains more IronIron	+89.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-11.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+786.4%

~equal in Manganese ~0.378mg

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.

Tostada shells

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+937.1%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+229.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+89.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+49.2%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.356mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	2.2µg	19.5µg	31%
Polyunsaturated fat	8.285g	4.163g	27%
Vitamin B6	0.363mg	0.035mg	25%
Starch	55.4g		23%
Vitamin B2	0.094mg	0.31mg	17%
Iron	1.53mg	2.9mg	17%
Fiber	5.8g	1.5g	17%
Calcium	76mg	235mg	16%
Folate		61µg	15%
Magnesium	76mg	18mg	14%
Saturated fat	7.011g	4.324g	12%
Fats	23.38g	16.3g	11%
Vitamin B3	1.553mg	2.949mg	9%
Carbs	64.43g	44.6g	7%
Copper	0.148mg	0.082mg	7%
Calories	474kcal	353kcal	6%
Phosphorus	203mg	164mg	6%
Zinc	1.23mg	0.54mg	6%
Potassium	237mg	121mg	3%
Sodium	657mg	580mg	3%
Vitamin B12		0.08µg	3%
Protein	6.15g	7g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.191mg	0.285mg	2%
Cholesterol		3mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	7.217g	6.93g	1%
Manganese	0.363mg	0.378mg	1%
Vitamin C		0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	58.63g	43.1g	N/A
Sugar		2.18g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.353mg	0.356mg	0%
Trans fat	0.163g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.087mg	0%
Threonine		0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.273mg	0%
Leucine		0.514mg	0%
Lysine		0.226mg	0%
Methionine		0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.347mg	0%
Valine		0.313mg	0%
Histidine		0.161mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.124g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g		N/A