Biscuit vs. Cream cracker — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between biscuits and cream cracker?

Biscuits are higher in calcium, selenium, and phosphorus, yet cream cracker is higher in iron, folate, manganese, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and carbs.
Cream cracker's daily need coverage for iron is 56% more.
Biscuits have 9 times more calcium than cream cracker. While biscuits have 235mg of calcium, cream cracker has only 26mg.
The amount of sodium in biscuits is lower.
The glycemic index of biscuits is lower.

We used Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Crackers, cream, GAMESA SABROSAS types in this article.

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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 cracker

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+803.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+67.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-49.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+105.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+38.9%
Contains more IronIron	+154.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+35.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+22.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+105.8%

~equal in Potassium ~129mg

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 cracker

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+19.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+29.2%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+72.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+62.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+475%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+144.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.9mg	7.38mg	56%
Sodium	580mg	1148mg	25%
Folate	61µg	149µg	22%
Calcium	235mg	26mg	21%
Starch		51.87g	21%
Selenium	19.5µg	9.5µg	18%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.778mg	17%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.46µg	16%
Vitamin K		17.9µg	15%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	5.08mg	13%
Vitamin E		1.59mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	2.45g	11%
Phosphorus	164mg	98mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	10.625g	9%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		1.542g	9%
Calories	353kcal	484kcal	7%
Carbs	44.6g	64.55g	7%
Fats	16.3g	20.37g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.298mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.24mg	5%
Saturated fat	4.324g	5.362g	5%
Fiber	1.5g	2.4g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.462mg	4%
Copper	0.082mg	0.111mg	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.045g	3%
Magnesium	18mg	25mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.065mg	2%
Cholesterol	3mg		1%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.66mg	1%
Fructose		0.95g	1%
Protein	7g	7.01g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	1.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	504kcal	690kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	2.4	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg		0%
Net carbs	43.1g	62.15g	N/A
Potassium	121mg	129mg	0%
Sugar	2.18g	9.37g	N/A
Trans fat		3.969g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.087mg		0%
Threonine	0.211mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg		0%
Leucine	0.514mg		0%
Lysine	0.226mg		0%
Methionine	0.132mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg		0%
Valine	0.313mg		0%
Histidine	0.161mg		0%