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Baby food vs. Shortbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between baby food and shortbread?

  • Baby food is richer than shortbread in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, copper, and fiber.
  • Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 557% more.
  • Baby food has 56 times more calcium than shortbread. While baby food has 733mg of calcium, shortbread has only 13mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in baby food is lower.

We used Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified and Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain types in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 3.9% 7.8% 112% 30% 13% 28% 46% 51% 34%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +614.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5538.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +396.6%
Contains more IronIron +1494%
Contains more CopperCopper +271.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +389.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +493.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +317.7%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 49% 0% 88% 72% 61% 19% 16% 0% 28% 61% 0.49%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +590.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +765.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +960%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +234.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +166.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +2477.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +633.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +88.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baby food Shortbread DV% diff.
Iron 47.5mg 2.98mg 557%
Vitamin B3 34.714mg 3.275mg 196%
Vitamin B2 2.717mg 0.314mg 185%
Vitamin B1 2.438mg 0.353mg 174%
Calcium 733mg 13mg 72%
Phosphorus 392mg 66mg 47%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.697g 8.326g 44%
Selenium 25.9µg 6.2µg 36%
Fats 4.4g 26.22g 34%
Saturated fat 0.769g 8.105g 33%
Copper 0.334mg 0.09mg 27%
Fiber 7.5g 1.3g 25%
Magnesium 100mg 14mg 20%
Manganese 0.393mg 17%
Zinc 2.4mg 0.49mg 17%
Starch 40.47g 17%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 0.321mg 15%
Sodium 3mg 353mg 15%
Protein 12.2g 5.37g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 1.206g 6.708g 14%
Folate 43µg 81µg 10%
Potassium 437mg 88mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.189mg 0.071mg 9%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 11µg 8%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 2.44mg 8%
Calories 379kcal 514kcal 7%
Choline 23.2mg 0.9mg 4%
Carbs 73.4g 63.78g 3%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 0mg 3%
Net carbs 65.9g 62.48g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 21.65g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.714g N/A
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 0%
Fructose 0.3g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.885g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.033g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 7.253g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
5% 26% 64% 4%
Protein: 5.37 g
Fats: 26.22 g
Carbs: 63.78 g
Water: 3.6 g
Other: 1.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +127.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.1%
Contains more WaterWater +86.1%
Contains more OtherOther +220.4%
Contains more FatsFats +495.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
35% 29% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.105 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.708 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.326 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +456.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +390.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/nutrients
  2. Shortbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174967/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.