Oat bread vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between oat bread and biscuits

Oat bread has more selenium, manganese, vitamin B1, fiber, vitamin B3, and protein; however, biscuits are higher in fats and calcium.
Oat bread covers your daily need for selenium 19% more than biscuits.
Oat bread has 3 times more fiber than biscuits. While oat bread has 4.5g of fiber, biscuits have only 1.5g.
Oat bread has less sodium.
The glycemic index of oat bread is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, oat bran 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.

Oat bread

Biscuit

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+94.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+21.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+64.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+64.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-39.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+106.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+53.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+261.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16.3%

~equal in Iron ~2.9mg

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.

Oat bread

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+41.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+63.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+103.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+108.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+32.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	30µg	19.5µg	19%
Fats	4.4g	16.3g	18%
Calcium	65mg	235mg	17%
Manganese	0.779mg	0.378mg	17%
Saturated fat	0.697g	4.324g	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.694g	4.163g	16%
Monounsaturated fat	1.59g	6.93g	13%
Fiber	4.5g	1.5g	12%
Vitamin B1	0.504mg	0.356mg	12%
Vitamin B3	4.831mg	2.949mg	12%
Sodium	353mg	580mg	10%
Protein	10.4g	7g	7%
Calories	236kcal	353kcal	6%
Copper	0.135mg	0.082mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.581mg	0.285mg	6%
Folate	81µg	61µg	5%
Magnesium	35mg	18mg	4%
Iron	3.12mg	2.9mg	3%
Zinc	0.89mg	0.54mg	3%
Phosphorus	141mg	164mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.44mg		3%
Vitamin B2	0.346mg	0.31mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.073mg	0.035mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.08µg	3%
Choline	18.7mg		3%
Carbs	39.8g	44.6g	2%
Cholesterol	0mg	3mg	1%
Potassium	147mg	121mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.2µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.4g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	227kcal	504kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.7	2.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	35.3g	43.1g	N/A
Sugar	7.7g	2.18g	N/A
Vitamin A	2µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.131mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	0.299mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.399mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	0.733mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.297mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.179mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.518mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	0.461mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.225mg	0.161mg	0%