Melba toast vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are melba toast and baking powder different?
- Melba toast is higher in selenium, manganese, vitamin B1, folate, copper, and vitamin B3; however, baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
- Daily need coverage for calcium for baking powder is 578% higher.
- Melba toast has less sodium.
- Melba toast has a lower glycemic index (64) than baking powder (92).
Crackers, melba toast, plain and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +118.5% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +910% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +2790% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +20000% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -94.4% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +10172.7% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +17300% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +6218.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +197.8% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +1017.9% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Calcium | 93mg | 5876mg | 578% |
| Sodium | 598mg | 10600mg | 435% |
| Phosphorus | 196mg | 2191mg | 285% |
| Iron | 3.7mg | 11.02mg | 92% |
| Selenium | 34.8µg | 0.2µg | 63% |
| Manganese | 1.13mg | 0.011mg | 49% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.413mg | 0mg | 34% |
| Folate | 124µg | 0µg | 31% |
| Copper | 0.289mg | 0.01mg | 31% |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.113mg | 0mg | 26% |
| Protein | 12.1g | 0g | 24% |
| Fiber | 6.3g | 0.2g | 24% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.273mg | 0mg | 21% |
| Zinc | 2.01mg | 0.01mg | 18% |
| Calories | 390kcal | 53kcal | 17% |
| Carbs | 76.6g | 27.7g | 16% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.693mg | 0mg | 14% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.282g | 0g | 9% |
| Magnesium | 59mg | 27mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.098mg | 0mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 202mg | 20mg | 5% |
| Fats | 3.2g | 0g | 5% |
| Choline | 19.8mg | 0mg | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.43mg | 0mg | 3% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.782g | 0g | 2% |
| Saturated fat | 0.445g | 0g | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 0.9µg | 0µg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 70.3g | 27.5g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.94g | 0g | N/A |
| 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% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
12.1 g
Fats:
3.2 g
Carbs:
76.6 g
Water:
5.1 g
Other:
3 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
27.7 g
Water:
5 g
Other:
67.3 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +176.5% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +2143.3% |
~equal in
Water
~5g
