Danish pastry vs. Melba toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between danish pastry and melba toast

Danish pastry has less manganese, selenium, iron, copper, fiber, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
Melba toast covers your daily manganese needs 34% more than danish pastry.
Melba toast contains 15 times less saturated fat than danish pastry. Danish pastry contains 6.794g of saturated fat, while melba toast contains 0.445g.
The glycemic index of melba toast is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Danish pastry, cheese and Crackers, melba toast, plain.

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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.

Danish pastry

Melba toast

Contains less SodiumSodium

-30.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+293.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+165.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+106.1%
Contains more IronIron	+105.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+224.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+187.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+81.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+221.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+84.1%

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.

Danish pastry

Melba toast

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+666.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+22.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+117.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+105.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+128%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+145%
Contains more FolateFolate	+106.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.273mg

~equal in Choline ~19.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.351mg	1.13mg	34%
Fats	21.9g	3.2g	29%
Selenium	18.9µg	34.8µg	29%
Saturated fat	6.794g	0.445g	29%
Monounsaturated fat	11.313g	0.782g	26%
Iron	1.8mg	3.7mg	24%
Copper	0.089mg	0.289mg	22%
Fiber	1g	6.3g	21%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.413mg	19%
Folate	60µg	124µg	16%
Carbs	37.2g	76.6g	13%
Vitamin B3	2mg	4.113mg	13%
Phosphorus	108mg	196mg	13%
Zinc	0.7mg	2.01mg	12%
Magnesium	15mg	59mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.575g	1.282g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.304mg	0.693mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0.2µg	0µg	8%
Protein	8g	12.1g	8%
Sodium	417mg	598mg	8%
Cholesterol	23mg	0mg	8%
Calcium	35mg	93mg	6%
Vitamin K	6.9µg	0.9µg	5%
Vitamin A	35µg	0µg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.04mg	0.098mg	4%
Potassium	98mg	202mg	3%
Calories	374kcal	390kcal	1%
Vitamin B2	0.26mg	0.273mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.35mg	0.43mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	36.2g	70.3g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU	0IU	0%
Sugar	6.95g	0.94g	N/A
Choline	20.1mg	19.8mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.089mg	0.14mg	0%
Threonine	0.293mg	0.342mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.371mg	0.462mg	0%
Leucine	0.644mg	0.844mg	0%
Lysine	0.43mg	0.28mg	0%
Methionine	0.174mg	0.214mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.402mg	0.596mg	0%
Valine	0.412mg	0.52mg	0%
Histidine	0.205mg	0.261mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A