Biscuit vs. White cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are biscuits and white cake different?

Biscuits are higher than white cake in iron, vitamin B1, selenium, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, fats, and folate.
Biscuits cover your daily need for iron 22% more than white cake.
Biscuits contain 3 times more vitamin B1 than white cake. Biscuits contain 0.356mg of vitamin B1, while white cake contains 0.128mg.
White cake is lower in sodium.

Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting types were used 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

White cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+161.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22.2%
Contains more IronIron	+150%
Contains more CopperCopper	+22.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+63.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+134.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+36.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+82.2%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-51%

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

White cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+178.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+64%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+177.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+70.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+20.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+96.8%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.9mg	1.16mg	22%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.128mg	19%
Selenium	19.5µg	10.7µg	16%
Calcium	235mg	90mg	15%
Phosphorus	164mg	70mg	13%
Sodium	580mg	284mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	2.162g	13%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	1.063mg	12%
Fats	16.3g	10.3g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.189mg	9%
Folate	61µg	31µg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	3.692g	8%
Carbs	44.6g	63.2g	6%
Protein	7g	4.4g	5%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.277mg	4%
Vitamin K		4.1µg	3%
Fiber	1.5g	1g	2%
Copper	0.082mg	0.067mg	2%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.33mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.167mg	2%
Saturated fat	4.324g	3.897g	2%
Cholesterol	3mg	1mg	1%
Vitamin D*		8 IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Magnesium	18mg	12mg	1%
Potassium	121mg	99mg	1%
Vitamin A		12µg	1%
Vitamin E		0.12mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.06µg	1%
Choline		6mg	1%
Calories	353kcal	356kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	504kcal	809kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	1.5	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	43.1g	62.2g	N/A
Sugar	2.18g	57.39g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.029mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.054mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.157mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.199mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.338mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.204mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.107mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.228mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.229mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.099mg	0%