Tomato vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between tomatoes and biscuits

Tomatoes are higher in vitamin A and vitamin C, yet biscuits are higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, calcium, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
Biscuits cover your daily selenium needs 35% more than tomatoes.
Tomatoes contain 69 times more vitamin C than biscuits. While tomatoes contain 13.7mg of vitamin C, biscuits contain only 0.2mg.
The amount of sodium in tomatoes is lower.
The glycemic index of tomatoes is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Tomato

Biscuit

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+95.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+63.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2250%
Contains more IronIron	+974.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+39%
Contains more ZincZinc	+217.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+583.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+231.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Tomato

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+6750%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+128.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+862.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1531.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+396.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+220.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+306.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	0µg	19.5µg	35%
Iron	0.27mg	2.9mg	33%
Vitamin B1	0.037mg	0.356mg	27%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.083g	4.163g	27%
Fats	0.2g	16.3g	25%
Sodium	5mg	580mg	25%
Calcium	10mg	235mg	23%
Vitamin B2	0.019mg	0.31mg	22%
Phosphorus	24mg	164mg	20%
Saturated fat	0.028g	4.324g	20%
Calories	18kcal	353kcal	17%
Monounsaturated fat	0.031g	6.93g	17%
Vitamin C	13.7mg	0.2mg	15%
Vitamin B3	0.594mg	2.949mg	15%
Carbs	3.89g	44.6g	14%
Protein	0.88g	7g	12%
Folate	15µg	61µg	12%
Manganese	0.114mg	0.378mg	11%
Vitamin K	7.9µg		7%
Vitamin A	42µg		5%
Vitamin E	0.54mg		4%
Vitamin B5	0.089mg	0.285mg	4%
Potassium	237mg	121mg	3%
Copper	0.059mg	0.082mg	3%
Zinc	0.17mg	0.54mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.08mg	0.035mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.08µg	3%
Magnesium	11mg	18mg	2%
Fructose	1.37g		2%
Cholesterol	0mg	3mg	1%
Fiber	1.2g	1.5g	1%
Choline	6.7mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.9g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	205kcal	504kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	556g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.1	2.6	N/A
Net carbs	2.69g	43.1g	N/A
Sugar	2.63g	2.18g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.006mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	0.027mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.018mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	0.025mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.027mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.006mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.027mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	0.018mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.014mg	0.161mg	0%