Biscuit vs. Apple pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are biscuits and apple pie different?

Biscuits have more calcium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and manganese than apple pie.
Daily need coverage for calcium for biscuits is 22% higher.
Biscuits contain 15 times more folate than apple pie. While biscuits contain 61µg of folate, apple pie contains only 4µg.
Apple pie has less sodium.

Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Pie, apple, commercially prepared, unenriched flour are the varieties 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.

Biscuit

Apple pie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+157.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2036.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+86.2%
Contains more IronIron	+139.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+78.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+237.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+583.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+107.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-54.1%

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.

Biscuit

Apple pie

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+165.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+96.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+162.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+139.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+700%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1425%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+1500%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.038mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	19.5µg		35%
Calcium	235mg	11mg	22%
Iron	2.9mg	1.21mg	21%
Phosphorus	164mg	24mg	20%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.134mg	19%
Sodium	580mg	266mg	14%
Folate	61µg	4µg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	2.198g	13%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.158mg	12%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	1.123mg	11%
Protein	7g	1.9g	10%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.182mg	9%
Fats	16.3g	11g	8%
Calories	353kcal	237kcal	6%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	4.388g	6%
Carbs	44.6g	34g	4%
Copper	0.082mg	0.046mg	4%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	3.2mg	3%
Magnesium	18mg	7mg	3%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.16mg	3%
Vitamin A		29µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.119mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.01µg	3%
Potassium	121mg	65mg	2%
Saturated fat	4.324g	3.797g	2%
Cholesterol	3mg	0mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	0.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	504kcal	1247kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	1.7	N/A
Net carbs	43.1g	32.4g	N/A
Sugar	2.18g		N/A
Fiber	1.5g	1.6g	0%
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.038mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.026mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.073mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.129mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.07mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.032mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.088mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.084mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.038mg	0%