Melba toast vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are melba toast and dough different?

Melba toast is higher in manganese, fiber, copper, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, and magnesium; however, dough is richer in vitamin B1 and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for dough is 25% higher.
Melba toast contains 3 times more fiber than dough. While melba toast contains 6.3g of fiber, dough contains only 2.2g.

Crackers, melba toast, plain and Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) 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.

Melba toast

Dough

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+84.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+78.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+72.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+90.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+93.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+86.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+95.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+21.7%

~equal in Iron ~3.91mg

~equal in Sodium ~602mg

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.

Melba toast

Dough

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+104.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+52.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+28.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+147.5%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+71.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+56.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+17.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.107mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~123µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.413mg	0.71mg	25%
Manganese	1.13mg	0.577mg	24%
Starch		44.23g	18%
Fiber	6.3g	2.2g	16%
Copper	0.289mg	0.152mg	15%
Phosphorus	196mg	105mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.273mg	0.427mg	12%
Selenium	34.8µg	28.6µg	11%
Zinc	2.01mg	1.04mg	9%
Carbs	76.6g	51.88g	8%
Calories	390kcal	272kcal	6%
Magnesium	59mg	32mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.693mg	0.455mg	5%
Calcium	93mg	52mg	4%
Vitamin B3	4.113mg	4.817mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.282g	0.855g	3%
Iron	3.7mg	3.91mg	3%
Protein	12.1g	10.75g	3%
Potassium	202mg	117mg	3%
Choline	19.8mg	8mg	2%
Fats	3.2g	2.42g	1%
Vitamin E	0.43mg	0.21mg	1%
Fructose		0.51g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.098mg	0.107mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.782g	0.362g	1%
Net carbs	70.3g	49.68g	N/A
Sugar	0.94g	4.62g	N/A
Sodium	598mg	602mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.9µg	0.7µg	0%
Folate	124µg	123µg	0%
Trans fat		0.005g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.445g	0.529g	0%
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%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.063g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.788g	N/A