Cream cheese vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cream cheese and biscuits

Cream cheese has more fats; however, biscuits are higher in iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, manganese, calcium, and carbs.
Cream cheese covers your daily need for saturated fat 79% more than biscuits.
Cream cheese has 34 times more cholesterol than biscuits. While cream cheese has 101mg of cholesterol, biscuits have only 3mg.
The glycemic index of biscuits is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, cream 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.

Cream cheese

Biscuit

Contains less SodiumSodium

-45.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+142.3%
Contains more IronIron	+2536.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+355.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+53.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3336.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+126.7%

~equal in Potassium ~121mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.54mg

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.

Cream cheese

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+81.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+175%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1447.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3140.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+577.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	20.213g	4.324g	72%
Iron	0.11mg	2.9mg	35%
Vitamin A	308µg		34%
Cholesterol	101mg	3mg	33%
Fats	34.44g	16.3g	28%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.356mg	28%
Selenium	8.6µg	19.5µg	20%
Vitamin B3	0.091mg	2.949mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.483g	4.163g	18%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.378mg	16%
Calcium	97mg	235mg	14%
Carbs	5.52g	44.6g	13%
Folate	9µg	61µg	13%
Sodium	314mg	580mg	12%
Phosphorus	107mg	164mg	8%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.125g		8%
Copper	0.018mg	0.082mg	7%
Fiber	0g	1.5g	6%
Vitamin E	0.86mg		6%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.31mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	0.08µg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.517mg	0.285mg	5%
Choline	27.2mg		5%
Monounsaturated fat	8.907g	6.93g	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.807g		5%
Protein	6.15g	7g	2%
Magnesium	9mg	18mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.035mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg		2%
Calories	350kcal	353kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	569kcal	504kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	2.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	5.52g	43.1g	N/A
Potassium	132mg	121mg	0%
Sugar	3.76g	2.18g	N/A
Zinc	0.5mg	0.54mg	0%
Starch	0.35g		0%
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	0.233mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.324mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	0.657mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.567mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.191mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.291mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	0.395mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.175mg	0.161mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.036g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.007g		N/A