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Italian bread vs. Melba toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between italian bread and melba toast

  • Italian bread has more folate, while melba toast has more manganese, selenium, phosphorus, fiber, copper, zinc, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B5.
  • Melba toast covers your daily need for manganese, 29% more than italian bread.
  • Italian bread contains 2 times more folate than melba toast. While italian bread contains 191µg of folate, melba toast contains only 124µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, italian 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 19% 23% 9.7% 110% 64% 23% 44% 72% 61% 148%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +118.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +19.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +83.6%
Contains more IronIron +25.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +51.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +133.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +90.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +143.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +27.9%
~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.
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% 5.8% 0% 118% 67% 82% 23% 11% 0% 3% 143% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +14.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +54%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +48.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +104.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +35.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.273mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.113mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Italian bread Melba toast DV% diff.
Manganese 0.464mg 1.13mg 29%
Folate 191µg 124µg 17%
Selenium 27.2µg 34.8µg 14%
Phosphorus 103mg 196mg 13%
Fiber 3.2g 6.3g 12%
Copper 0.191mg 0.289mg 11%
Zinc 0.86mg 2.01mg 10%
Iron 2.94mg 3.7mg 10%
Carbs 50.1g 76.6g 9%
Magnesium 27mg 59mg 8%
Protein 8.8g 12.1g 7%
Calories 271kcal 390kcal 6%
Vitamin B5 0.378mg 0.693mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.473mg 0.413mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 0.098mg 4%
Potassium 110mg 202mg 3%
Sodium 550mg 598mg 2%
Calcium 78mg 93mg 2%
Saturated fat 0g 0.445g 2%
Vitamin B3 4.381mg 4.113mg 2%
Choline 14.6mg 19.8mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.39g 1.282g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.292mg 0.273mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.43mg 1%
Fats 3.5g 3.2g 0%
Net carbs 46.9g 70.3g N/A
Sugar 3.17g 0.94g N/A
Vitamin K 1.2µg 0.9µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.812g 0.782g 0%
Tryptophan 0.103mg 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.245mg 0.342mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.333mg 0.462mg 0%
Leucine 0.614mg 0.844mg 0%
Lysine 0.197mg 0.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.156mg 0.214mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.433mg 0.596mg 0%
Valine 0.376mg 0.52mg 0%
Histidine 0.188mg 0.261mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 4% 50% 36% 2%
Protein: 8.8 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 50.1 g
Water: 35.7 g
Other: 1.9 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 WaterWater +600%
Contains more ProteinProtein +37.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +52.9%
Contains more OtherOther +57.9%
~equal in Fats ~3.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.812 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.39 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.782g
~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. Italian bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174913/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.