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Gingersnaps vs. Melba toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between gingersnaps and melba toast

  • Gingersnaps have more iron and manganese; however, melba toast is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, folate, and vitamin B5.
  • Melba toast's daily need coverage for selenium is 54% more.
  • Gingersnaps contain 6 times more saturated fat than melba toast. Gingersnaps contain 2.451g of saturated fat, while melba toast contains 0.445g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cookies, gingersnaps 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 35% 23% 31% 240% 102% 15% 36% 65% 203% 28%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 42% 28% 18% 139% 96% 55% 84% 78% 147% 190%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71.3%
Contains more IronIron +73%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +37.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +265.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +136.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +582.4%
~equal in Copper ~0.289mg

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 0% 0% 19% 0% 50% 68% 61% 23% 23% 0% 6.3% 65% 4.8%
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% 8.6% 0% 103% 63% 77% 42% 23% 0% 2.3% 93% 11%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +125.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +177.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +106.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +82.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +42.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +125%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.273mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.098mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingersnaps Melba toast DV% diff.
Selenium 5.1µg 34.8µg 54%
Iron 6.4mg 3.7mg 34%
Manganese 1.555mg 1.13mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.413mg 18%
Fiber 2.2g 6.3g 16%
Phosphorus 83mg 196mg 16%
Protein 5.6g 12.1g 13%
Zinc 0.55mg 2.01mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 5.365g 0.782g 11%
Fats 9.8g 3.2g 10%
Saturated fat 2.451g 0.445g 9%
Folate 87µg 124µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 0.693mg 6%
Vitamin B3 3.235mg 4.113mg 5%
Potassium 346mg 202mg 4%
Sodium 501mg 598mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.97mg 0.43mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.293mg 0.273mg 2%
Copper 0.305mg 0.289mg 2%
Calcium 77mg 93mg 2%
Magnesium 49mg 59mg 2%
Choline 8.8mg 19.8mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.372g 1.282g 1%
Calories 416kcal 390kcal 1%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 0.9µg 1%
Carbs 76.9g 76.6g 0%
Net carbs 74.7g 70.3g N/A
Sugar 19.92g 0.94g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 0.098mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.08mg 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.155mg 0.342mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.212mg 0.462mg 0%
Leucine 0.38mg 0.844mg 0%
Lysine 0.195mg 0.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.094mg 0.214mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.263mg 0.596mg 0%
Valine 0.248mg 0.52mg 0%
Histidine 0.114mg 0.261mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 10% 77% 5% 2%
Protein: 5.6 g
Fats: 9.8 g
Carbs: 76.9 g
Water: 5.3 g
Other: 2.4 g
12% 3% 77% 5% 3%
Protein: 12.1 g
Fats: 3.2 g
Carbs: 76.6 g
Water: 5.1 g
Other: 3 g
Contains more FatsFats +206.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +116.1%
Contains more OtherOther +25%
~equal in Carbs ~76.6g
~equal in Water ~5.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 58% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.451 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.365 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.372 g
18% 31% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.445 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.782 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.282 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +586.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.8%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~1.282g

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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. Gingersnaps - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174956/nutrients
  2. Melba toast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174977/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.