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Bread sticks vs. Melba toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between bread sticks and melba toast

  • Bread sticks are richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B1, fats, folate, and vitamin B3, while melba toast is higher in manganese, fiber, copper, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Melba toast covers your daily manganese needs 25% more than bread sticks.
  • Bread sticks have 3 times more fats than melba toast. Bread sticks have 9.5g of fats, while melba toast has 3.2g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread sticks, plain and Crackers, melba toast, plain.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 6.6% 11% 161% 63% 24% 52% 93% 73% 205%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 42% 28% 18% 139% 96% 55% 84% 78% 147% 190%
Contains more IronIron +15.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +84.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +322.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +128.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +62%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +102.9%
~equal in Selenium ~34.8µg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 20% 147% 128% 99% 32% 17% 0% 5.5% 122%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 8.6% 103% 63% 77% 42% 23% 0% 2.3% 93%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +134.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +102.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +144.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +30.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +28.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bread sticks Melba toast DV% diff.
Manganese 0.557mg 1.13mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.553mg 0.273mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.628g 1.282g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.589mg 0.413mg 15%
Fiber 3g 6.3g 13%
Copper 0.188mg 0.289mg 11%
Phosphorus 121mg 196mg 11%
Fats 9.5g 3.2g 10%
Zinc 0.88mg 2.01mg 10%
Folate 162µg 124µg 10%
Calcium 22mg 93mg 7%
Iron 4.28mg 3.7mg 7%
Vitamin B3 5.281mg 4.113mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 3.568g 0.782g 7%
Magnesium 32mg 59mg 6%
Sodium 713mg 598mg 5%
Selenium 37.5µg 34.8µg 5%
Vitamin E 1.01mg 0.43mg 4%
Saturated fat 1.41g 0.445g 4%
Carbs 68.4g 76.6g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.54mg 0.693mg 3%
Potassium 124mg 202mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.098mg 2%
Calories 412kcal 390kcal 1%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 0.9µg 1%
Choline 14.6mg 19.8mg 1%
Protein 12g 12.1g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 2.9g 3.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 343kcal 322kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 24g 26g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.1 4.6 N/A
Net carbs 65.4g 70.3g N/A
Sugar 1.26g 0.94g N/A
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.338mg 0.342mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.458mg 0.462mg 0%
Leucine 0.835mg 0.844mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.212mg 0.214mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.59mg 0.596mg 0%
Valine 0.516mg 0.52mg 0%
Histidine 0.258mg 0.261mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 10% 68% 6% 4%
Protein: 12 g
Fats: 9.5 g
Carbs: 68.4 g
Water: 6.1 g
Other: 4 g
12% 3% 77% 5% 3%
Protein: 12.1 g
Fats: 3.2 g
Carbs: 76.6 g
Water: 5.1 g
Other: 3 g
Contains more FatsFats +196.9%
Contains more WaterWater +19.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12%
~equal in Protein ~12.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 41% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.568 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.628 g
18% 31% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.445 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.782 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.282 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +356.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +183%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.4%

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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. Bread sticks - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174929/nutrients
  2. Melba toast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174977/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.