Bread crumbs vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between bread crumbs and biscuits

Bread crumbs are higher in vitamin B1, iron, manganese, vitamin B3, copper, protein, fiber, and folate, yet biscuits are higher in fats.
Bread crumbs cover your daily vitamin B1 needs 51% more than biscuits.
Bread crumbs contain 3 times more copper than biscuits. While bread crumbs contain 0.255mg of copper, biscuits contain only 0.082mg.
The amount of saturated fat in bread crumbs is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread crumbs, dry, grated, plain and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe.

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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.

Bread crumbs

Biscuit

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+138.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+62%
Contains more IronIron	+66.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+211%
Contains more ZincZinc	+168.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+143.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+29.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+28.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-20.8%

~equal in Phosphorus ~164mg

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.

Bread crumbs

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+171.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+30%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+125%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+93.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+245.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+337.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+75.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.967mg	0.356mg	51%
Starch	59.66g		25%
Iron	4.83mg	2.9mg	24%
Manganese	0.919mg	0.378mg	24%
Vitamin B3	6.634mg	2.949mg	23%
Copper	0.255mg	0.082mg	19%
Fats	5.3g	16.3g	17%
Monounsaturated fat	1.023g	6.93g	15%
Saturated fat	1.203g	4.324g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.06g	4.163g	14%
Protein	13.35g	7g	13%
Fiber	4.5g	1.5g	12%
Folate	107µg	61µg	12%
Vitamin B12	0.35µg	0.08µg	11%
Selenium	25.2µg	19.5µg	10%
Carbs	71.98g	44.6g	9%
Zinc	1.45mg	0.54mg	8%
Sodium	732mg	580mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.403mg	0.31mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.121mg	0.035mg	7%
Magnesium	43mg	18mg	6%
Vitamin K	6.6µg		6%
Calcium	183mg	235mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.552mg	0.285mg	5%
Choline	14.6mg		3%
Fructose	2.46g		3%
Calories	395kcal	353kcal	2%
Potassium	196mg	121mg	2%
Cholesterol	0mg	3mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.08mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.4g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	296kcal	504kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	2.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	67.48g	43.1g	N/A
Sugar	6.2g	2.18g	N/A
Phosphorus	165mg	164mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.162mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	0.427mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.544mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	0.963mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.43mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.232mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.655mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	0.6mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.296mg	0.161mg	0%