Biscuit vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between biscuits and butter

Biscuits have more iron, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, calcium, and phosphorus, while butter has more fats.
Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 231% higher.
Butter contains 145 times less iron than biscuits. Biscuits contain 2.9mg of iron, while butter contains 0.02mg.
The amount of sodium in butter is lower.
Butter has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of butter is 0, while the glycemic index of biscuits is 44.

The food types used in this comparison are Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Butter, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Biscuit

Butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+879.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+404.2%
Contains more IronIron	+14400%
Contains more CopperCopper	+412.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+583.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+9350%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1850%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98.1%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Biscuit

Butter

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+7020%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+811.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+6921.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+159.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1066.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1933.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+112.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	4.324g	50.489g	210%
Fats	16.3g	81.11g	100%
Vitamin A		684µg	76%
Cholesterol	3mg	215mg	71%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	23.43g	41%
Iron	2.9mg	0.02mg	36%
Selenium	19.5µg	1µg	34%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.005mg	29%
Sodium	580mg	11mg	25%
Calcium	235mg	24mg	21%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.034mg	21%
Phosphorus	164mg	24mg	20%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.315g	20%
Calories	353kcal	717kcal	18%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	0.042mg	18%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.004mg	16%
Carbs	44.6g	0.06g	15%
Vitamin E		2.32mg	15%
Folate	61µg	3µg	15%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.166g	13%
Protein	7g	0.85g	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	3.01g	8%
Copper	0.082mg	0.016mg	7%
Fiber	1.5g	0g	6%
Vitamin K		7µg	6%
Magnesium	18mg	2mg	4%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.09mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.11mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.17µg	4%
Potassium	121mg	24mg	3%
Choline		18.8mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.003mg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	0.12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	504kcal	8435kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	14g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	0.52	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.1g	0.06g	N/A
Sugar	2.18g	0.06g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.012mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.051mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.083mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.021mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.041mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.057mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.023mg	0%