Chocolate eclair vs. Shortcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between chocolate eclair and shortcake?
- Chocolate eclair has less iron, calcium, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat than shortcake.
- Shortcake's daily need coverage for iron is 23% higher.
- Chocolate eclair has 16 times more cholesterol than shortcake. Chocolate eclair has 47mg of cholesterol, while shortcake has 3mg.
We used HEINZ, WEIGHT WATCHER, Chocolate Eclair, frozen and Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe types in this comparison.
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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.
Contains less SodiumSodium | -40.7% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +327.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +262.9% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Selenium | 17µg | 31% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.311mg | 26% | |
Iron | 0.7mg | 2.54mg | 23% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.272mg | 21% | |
Phosphorus | 143mg | 20% | |
Calcium | 48mg | 205mg | 16% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.573mg | 16% | |
Cholesterol | 47mg | 3mg | 15% |
Manganese | 0.33mg | 14% | |
Folate | 53µg | 13% | |
Fats | 6.9g | 14.2g | 11% |
Saturated fat | 1.4g | 3.772g | 11% |
Monounsaturated fat | 2g | 6.045g | 10% |
Sodium | 300mg | 506mg | 9% |
Fiber | 2.1g | 8% | |
Copper | 0.076mg | 8% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 2.9g | 3.632g | 5% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.248mg | 5% | |
Calories | 241kcal | 346kcal | 5% |
Zinc | 0.48mg | 4% | |
Magnesium | 16mg | 4% | |
Carbs | 40.3g | 48.5g | 3% |
Potassium | 106mg | 3% | |
Vitamin B12 | 0.07µg | 3% | |
Protein | 4.4g | 6.1g | 3% |
Vitamin A | 18µg | 2% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.03mg | 2% | |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.2mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 38.2g | 48.5g | N/A |
Sugar | 16.8g | N/A | |
Trans fat | 0.2g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.076mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.184mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.238mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.449mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.197mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.115mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.302mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.273mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.14mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
4.4 g
Fats:
6.9 g
Carbs:
40.3 g
Water:
47.3 g
Other:
1.1 g
Protein:
6.1 g
Fats:
14.2 g
Carbs:
48.5 g
Water:
28.4 g
Other:
2.8 g
Contains more WaterWater | +66.5% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +38.6% |
Contains more FatsFats | +105.8% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +20.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +154.5% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
1.4 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
2 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
2.9 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
3.772 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
6.045 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
3.632 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -62.9% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +202.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +25.2% |