Biscuit vs. Sweet roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between biscuits and sweet roll

Biscuits have more calcium, iron, and phosphorus; however, sweet roll has more vitamin B6.
Sweet roll's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 21% more.
Biscuits have 3 times more calcium than sweet roll. Biscuits have 235mg of calcium, while sweet roll has 72mg.
Sweet roll is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Sweet rolls, cinnamon, commercially prepared with raisins.

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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

Sweet roll

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+226.4%
Contains more IronIron	+81.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+115.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+26%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+14.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-47.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

~equal in Potassium ~111mg

~equal in Copper ~0.088mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.59mg

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

Sweet roll

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+17%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+23.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+205.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+75%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+18%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.324mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	7.473g	22%
Cholesterol	3mg	66mg	21%
Calcium	235mg	72mg	16%
Iron	2.9mg	1.6mg	16%
Phosphorus	164mg	76mg	13%
Vitamin E		1.99mg	13%
Sodium	580mg	304mg	12%
Choline		41.3mg	8%
Vitamin A		62µg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.107mg	6%
Saturated fat	4.324g	3.079g	6%
Selenium	19.5µg	17µg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	4.797g	5%
Fiber	1.5g	2.4g	4%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	2.384mg	4%
Vitamin K		4.4µg	4%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.3mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.324mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.265mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.14µg	3%
Folate	61µg	72µg	3%
Protein	7g	6.2g	2%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	2mg	2%
Carbs	44.6g	50.9g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.406mg	2%
Calories	353kcal	372kcal	1%
Copper	0.082mg	0.088mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	1.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	504kcal	600kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	27g	N/A
Fats	16.3g	16.4g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	4	N/A
Net carbs	43.1g	48.5g	N/A
Magnesium	18mg	17mg	0%
Potassium	121mg	111mg	0%
Sugar	2.18g	31.73g	N/A
Zinc	0.54mg	0.59mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.074mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.259mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.458mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.243mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.3mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.291mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.145mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.004g	N/A