Biscuit vs. Cream cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between biscuits and cream cheese

Biscuits have more iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, manganese, calcium, and carbs; however, cream cheese is higher in fats.
Cream cheese covers your daily need for saturated fat 79% more than biscuits.
Biscuits have 34 times more manganese than cream cheese. While biscuits have 0.378mg of manganese, cream cheese has only 0.011mg.
Biscuits have less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of biscuits is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Cheese, cream.

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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

Cream cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+142.3%
Contains more IronIron	+2536.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+355.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+53.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3336.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+126.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-45.9%

~equal in Potassium ~132mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.5mg

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

Cream cheese

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1447.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3140.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+577.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+81.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+175%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	4.324g	20.213g	72%
Iron	2.9mg	0.11mg	35%
Vitamin A		308µg	34%
Cholesterol	3mg	101mg	33%
Fats	16.3g	34.44g	28%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.023mg	28%
Selenium	19.5µg	8.6µg	20%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	0.091mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	1.483g	18%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.011mg	16%
Calcium	235mg	97mg	14%
Carbs	44.6g	5.52g	13%
Folate	61µg	9µg	13%
Sodium	580mg	314mg	12%
Phosphorus	164mg	107mg	8%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.125g	8%
Copper	0.082mg	0.018mg	7%
Fiber	1.5g	0g	6%
Vitamin E		0.86mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.23mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.22µg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.517mg	5%
Choline		27.2mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	8.907g	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.807g	5%
Protein	7g	6.15g	2%
Magnesium	18mg	9mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.056mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.1µg	2%
Calories	353kcal	350kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	504kcal	569kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	29g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	0.51	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.1g	5.52g	N/A
Potassium	121mg	132mg	0%
Sugar	2.18g	3.76g	N/A
Zinc	0.54mg	0.5mg	0%
Starch		0.35g	0%
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.069mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.233mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.324mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.657mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.567mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.191mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.291mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.395mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.175mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.036g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.007g	N/A