Dough vs. Melba toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are dough and melba toast different?

Dough is higher in vitamin B1 and vitamin B2; however, melba toast is richer in manganese, fiber, copper, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, and magnesium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for dough is 25% higher.
Dough contains 2 times more vitamin B2 than melba toast. While dough contains 0.427mg of vitamin B2, melba toast contains only 0.273mg.

Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) and Crackers, melba toast, plain are the varieties used 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.

Dough

Melba toast

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+84.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+78.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+72.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+90.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+93.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+86.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+95.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+21.7%

~equal in Iron ~3.7mg

~equal in Sodium ~598mg

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.

Dough

Melba toast

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+71.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+56.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+17.1%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+104.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+52.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+28.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+147.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.098mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~124µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.71mg	0.413mg	25%
Manganese	0.577mg	1.13mg	24%
Starch	44.23g		18%
Fiber	2.2g	6.3g	16%
Copper	0.152mg	0.289mg	15%
Phosphorus	105mg	196mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.427mg	0.273mg	12%
Selenium	28.6µg	34.8µg	11%
Zinc	1.04mg	2.01mg	9%
Carbs	51.88g	76.6g	8%
Calories	272kcal	390kcal	6%
Magnesium	32mg	59mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.455mg	0.693mg	5%
Calcium	52mg	93mg	4%
Vitamin B3	4.817mg	4.113mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.855g	1.282g	3%
Iron	3.91mg	3.7mg	3%
Protein	10.75g	12.1g	3%
Potassium	117mg	202mg	3%
Choline	8mg	19.8mg	2%
Fats	2.42g	3.2g	1%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.43mg	1%
Fructose	0.51g		1%
Vitamin B6	0.107mg	0.098mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.362g	0.782g	1%
Net carbs	49.68g	70.3g	N/A
Sugar	4.62g	0.94g	N/A
Sodium	602mg	598mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.7µg	0.9µg	0%
Folate	123µg	124µg	0%
Trans fat	0.005g		N/A
Saturated fat	0.529g	0.445g	0%
Tryptophan		0.14mg	0%
Threonine		0.342mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.462mg	0%
Leucine		0.844mg	0%
Lysine		0.28mg	0%
Methionine		0.214mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.596mg	0%
Valine		0.52mg	0%
Histidine		0.261mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.063g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.788g		N/A