Melba toast vs. Wheat Bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between melba toast and wheat Bread

Melba toast has more copper, folate, carbs, and fiber; however, wheat Bread is higher in vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, and calcium.
Wheat Bread covers your daily vitamin B3 needs 13% more than melba toast.
Melba toast has less sugar.

Food varieties used in this article are Crackers, melba toast, plain and Bread, wheat, toasted.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Melba toast

Wheat Bread

Contains more CopperCopper	+46%
Contains more ZincZinc	+36.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+77.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+10.4%
Contains more IronIron	+10.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+21.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~59mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~188mg

~equal in Sodium ~601mg

~equal in Selenium ~33.4µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Melba toast

Wheat Bread

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+79.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+52%
Contains more FolateFolate	+44.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+39.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+52%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+56.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+533.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.439mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	4.113mg	6.25mg	13%
Manganese	1.13mg	1.377mg	11%
Copper	0.289mg	0.198mg	10%
Folate	124µg	86µg	10%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.161g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.273mg	0.382mg	8%
Carbs	76.6g	55.77g	7%
Calcium	93mg	165mg	7%
Fiber	6.3g	4.7g	6%
Iron	3.7mg	4.09mg	5%
Zinc	2.01mg	1.47mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.693mg	0.456mg	5%
Calories	390kcal	313kcal	4%
Vitamin B6	0.098mg	0.153mg	4%
Vitamin K	0.9µg	5.7µg	4%
Selenium	34.8µg	33.4µg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.282g	1.72g	3%
Protein	12.1g	12.96g	2%
Fats	3.2g	4.27g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.413mg	0.439mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.445g	0.989g	2%
Potassium	202mg	223mg	1%
Phosphorus	196mg	188mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.43mg	0.24mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.782g	1.019g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	4.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	322kcal	242kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	32g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.6	2.8	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	70.3g	51.07g	N/A
Magnesium	59mg	59mg	0%
Sugar	0.94g	6.42g	N/A
Sodium	598mg	601mg	0%
Choline	19.8mg	22.1mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.14mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.342mg	0.299mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.462mg	0.258mg	0%
Leucine	0.844mg	0.461mg	0%
Lysine	0.28mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.214mg	0.105mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.596mg	0.315mg	0%
Valine	0.52mg	0.31mg	0%
Histidine	0.261mg	0.15mg	0%