Biscuit vs. Roquefort — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between biscuits and roquefort

Biscuits are higher in iron and vitamin B1, yet roquefort is higher in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2.
Roquefort covers your daily saturated fat needs 75% more than biscuits.
Biscuits contain 9 times more vitamin B1 than roquefort. While biscuits contain 0.356mg of vitamin B1, roquefort contains only 0.04mg.
The amount of sodium in biscuits is lower.
The glycemic index of roquefort is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Cheese, roquefort.

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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

Roquefort

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+33%
Contains more IronIron	+417.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+141.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-67.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1160%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+34.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+181.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+285.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+139%

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

Roquefort

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+790%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+301.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+24.5%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+89%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+507.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+254.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+700%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	4.324g	19.263g	68%
Sodium	580mg	1809mg	53%
Calcium	235mg	662mg	43%
Phosphorus	164mg	392mg	33%
Vitamin A		294µg	33%
Protein	7g	21.54g	29%
Cholesterol	3mg	90mg	29%
Iron	2.9mg	0.56mg	29%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	1.731mg	29%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.04mg	26%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.64µg	23%
Fats	16.3g	30.64g	22%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.586mg	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	1.32g	19%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.03mg	15%
Carbs	44.6g	2g	14%
Zinc	0.54mg	2.08mg	14%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	0.734mg	14%
Selenium	19.5µg	14.5µg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.124mg	7%
Fiber	1.5g	0g	6%
Copper	0.082mg	0.034mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	8.474g	4%
Magnesium	18mg	30mg	3%
Folate	61µg	49µg	3%
Calories	353kcal	369kcal	1%
Potassium	121mg	91mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	5.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	504kcal	171kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	0.51	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.1g	2g	N/A
Sugar	2.18g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.303mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.965mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	1.217mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	2.114mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	1.848mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.558mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	1.023mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	1.614mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.602mg	0%