Biscuit vs. Port Salut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between biscuits and port Salut

Biscuits have more iron and vitamin B1; however, port Salut is richer in vitamin B12, calcium, protein, phosphorus, zinc, and fats.
Port Salut covers your daily saturated fat needs 62% more than biscuits.
Port Salut has 25 times less vitamin B1 than biscuits. Biscuits have 0.356mg of vitamin B1, while port Salut has 0.014mg.
Biscuits contain less saturated fat.
Biscuits have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of biscuits is 44, while the glycemic index of port Salut is 27.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Cheese, port de salut.

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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

Port Salut

Contains more IronIron	+574.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+272.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3336.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+34.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+176.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+381.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+119.5%

~equal in Sodium ~534mg

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

Port Salut

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2442.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+29.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4815%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+238.9%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+51.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1775%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	1.5µg	59%
Saturated fat	4.324g	16.691g	56%
Calcium	235mg	650mg	42%
Cholesterol	3mg	123mg	40%
Vitamin A		315µg	35%
Protein	7g	23.78g	34%
Iron	2.9mg	0.43mg	31%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.014mg	29%
Phosphorus	164mg	360mg	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	0.729g	23%
Zinc	0.54mg	2.6mg	19%
Fats	16.3g	28.2g	18%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	0.06mg	18%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.011mg	16%
Carbs	44.6g	0.57g	15%
Folate	61µg	18µg	11%
Selenium	19.5µg	14.5µg	9%
Copper	0.082mg	0.022mg	7%
Fiber	1.5g	0g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	9.338g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.24mg	5%
Vitamin D*		21 IU	3%
Vitamin D		0.5µg	3%
Choline		15.4mg	3%
Sodium	580mg	534mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.24mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.21mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.4µg	2%
Magnesium	18mg	24mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.053mg	1%
Calories	353kcal	352kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	6.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	504kcal	148kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	0.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.1g	0.57g	N/A
Potassium	121mg	136mg	0%
Sugar	2.18g	0.57g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.343mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.876mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	1.446mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	2.482mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	1.987mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.734mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	1.323mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	1.707mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.686mg	0%