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Dough vs. Shortcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between dough and shortcake

  • Dough is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, folate, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, manganese, and copper, yet shortcake is higher in calcium.
  • Dough covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 33% more than shortcake.
  • Dough contains 2 times more folate than shortcake. While dough contains 123µg of folate, shortcake contains only 53µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in dough is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) and Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe.

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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
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 16% 10% 147% 51% 28% 45% 79% 75% 156%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 62% 9.4% 95% 25% 13% 61% 66% 43% 93%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more IronIron +53.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +116.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +74.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +68.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +294.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -15.9%
~equal in Potassium ~106mg

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
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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% 4.2% 0% 178% 99% 90% 27% 25% 0% 1.8% 92% 4.4%
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 0.67% 6% 0% 0% 78% 63% 48% 15% 6.9% 8.8% 0% 40% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +128.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +83.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +256.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +132.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dough Shortcake DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.71mg 0.311mg 33%
Selenium 28.6µg 17µg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.855g 3.632g 19%
Folate 123µg 53µg 18%
Fats 2.42g 14.2g 18%
Starch 44.23g 18%
Iron 3.91mg 2.54mg 17%
Saturated fat 0.529g 3.772g 15%
Calcium 52mg 205mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 0.362g 6.045g 14%
Vitamin B3 4.817mg 2.573mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.427mg 0.272mg 12%
Manganese 0.577mg 0.33mg 11%
Protein 10.75g 6.1g 9%
Fiber 2.2g 9%
Copper 0.152mg 0.076mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.107mg 0.03mg 6%
Zinc 1.04mg 0.48mg 5%
Phosphorus 105mg 143mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.455mg 0.248mg 4%
Calories 272kcal 346kcal 4%
Sodium 602mg 506mg 4%
Magnesium 32mg 16mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 18µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Choline 8mg 1%
Fructose 0.51g 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Carbs 51.88g 48.5g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 49.68g 48.5g N/A
Potassium 117mg 106mg 0%
Sugar 4.62g N/A
Trans fat 0.005g 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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.788g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dough
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11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 g
6% 14% 49% 28% 3%
Protein: 6.1 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 48.5 g
Water: 28.4 g
Other: 2.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +76.2%
Contains more WaterWater +16.2%
Contains more FatsFats +486.8%
Contains more OtherOther +43.6%
~equal in Carbs ~48.5g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dough
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30% 21% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.362 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.855 g
28% 45% 27%
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 -86%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1569.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +324.8%

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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. Dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172675/nutrients
  2. Shortcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174941/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.