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Fruit salad vs. Shortbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between fruit salad and shortbread

  • Fruit salad has more vitamin A; however, shortbread is higher in iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B3, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Shortbread covers your daily saturated fat needs 41% more than fruit salad.
  • Shortbread contains 600 times less vitamin A than fruit salad. Fruit salad contains 600IU of vitamin A, while shortbread contains 1IU.
  • Fruit salad has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids and Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.3% 10% 9.4% 17% 3.8% 6% 0.65% 20% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 3.9% 7.8% 112% 30% 13% 28% 46% 51% 34%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.2%
Contains more IronIron +1092%
Contains more CopperCopper +80%
Contains more ZincZinc +250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +371.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +160.3%

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.
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 11% 10% 0% 0% 2.8% 3.2% 6.7% 3.2% 6.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
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% 49% 0% 88% 72% 61% 19% 16% 0% 28% 61% 0.49%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3109.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2142.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +819.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +505.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +163%
Contains more FolateFolate +2600%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruit salad Shortbread DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.011g 8.326g 55%
Fats 0.03g 26.22g 40%
Saturated fat 0.004g 8.105g 37%
Iron 0.25mg 2.98mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.353mg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.014mg 0.314mg 23%
Calories 50kcal 514kcal 23%
Folate 3µg 81µg 20%
Vitamin B3 0.356mg 3.275mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 6.708g 17%
Starch 40.47g 17%
Carbs 13.05g 63.78g 17%
Vitamin E 2.44mg 16%
Sodium 5mg 353mg 15%
Manganese 0.151mg 0.393mg 11%
Selenium 6.2µg 11%
Protein 0.51g 5.37g 10%
Vitamin K 11µg 9%
Phosphorus 14mg 66mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.053mg 0.321mg 5%
Copper 0.05mg 0.09mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.49mg 3%
Vitamin A 30µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.027mg 0.071mg 3%
Fiber 1g 1.3g 1%
Potassium 116mg 88mg 1%
Magnesium 8mg 14mg 1%
Net carbs 12.05g 62.48g N/A
Calcium 11mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 21.65g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.714g N/A
Choline 0.9mg 0%
Fructose 0.3g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.885g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.033g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 7.253g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 86%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.03 g
Carbs: 13.05 g
Water: 86.15 g
Other: 0.26 g
5% 26% 64% 4%
Protein: 5.37 g
Fats: 26.22 g
Carbs: 63.78 g
Water: 3.6 g
Other: 1.03 g
Contains more WaterWater +2293.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +952.9%
Contains more FatsFats +87300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +388.7%
Contains more OtherOther +296.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 25% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.004 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
35% 29% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.105 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.708 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.326 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +134060%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +75590.9%

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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. Fruit salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174670/nutrients
  2. Shortbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174967/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.