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Melba toast vs. Focaccia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between melba toast and focaccia

  • Melba toast has more selenium, manganese, copper, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, and calcium, while focaccia has more vitamin E.
  • Melba toast covers your daily need for selenium, 34% more than focaccia.
  • Melba toast contains 4 times more fiber than focaccia. While melba toast contains 6.3g of fiber, focaccia contains only 1.8g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Crackers, melba toast, plain and Focaccia, Italian flatbread, 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 42% 28% 18% 139% 96% 55% 84% 78% 147% 190%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 11% 10% 119% 30% 36% 55% 73% 47% 87%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +195%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +165.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +77.2%
Contains more IronIron +17.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +217.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +51.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +210.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +118.9%
~equal in Sodium ~561mg

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% 8.6% 0% 103% 63% 77% 42% 23% 0% 2.3% 93% 11%
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% 28% 0% 118% 69% 69% 39% 26% 0% 14% 104% 1.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +582.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +230.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +10.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +533.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +11.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.645mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melba toast Focaccia DV% diff.
Selenium 34.8µg 15.9µg 34%
Manganese 1.13mg 0.364mg 33%
Copper 0.289mg 0.091mg 22%
Fiber 6.3g 1.8g 18%
Carbs 76.6g 35.82g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 0.782g 5.67g 12%
Phosphorus 196mg 128mg 10%
Magnesium 59mg 20mg 9%
Protein 12.1g 8.77g 7%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 1.42mg 7%
Calories 390kcal 249kcal 7%
Fats 3.2g 7.89g 7%
Iron 3.7mg 3.16mg 7%
Zinc 2.01mg 1.33mg 6%
Calcium 93mg 35mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.413mg 0.47mg 5%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 5.7µg 4%
Folate 124µg 138µg 4%
Potassium 202mg 114mg 3%
Vitamin B3 4.113mg 3.67mg 3%
Choline 19.8mg 2.9mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.445g 0.877g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.282g 0.994g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.273mg 0.301mg 2%
Sodium 598mg 561mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 0.113mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.693mg 0.645mg 1%
Net carbs 70.3g 34.02g N/A
Sugar 0.94g 1.75g 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
12% 3% 77% 5% 3%
Protein: 12.1 g
Fats: 3.2 g
Carbs: 76.6 g
Water: 5.1 g
Other: 3 g
9% 8% 36% 46%
Protein: 8.77 g
Fats: 7.89 g
Carbs: 35.82 g
Water: 45.91 g
Other: 1.61 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +38%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +113.8%
Contains more OtherOther +86.3%
Contains more FatsFats +146.6%
Contains more WaterWater +800.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 31% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.445 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.782 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.282 g
12% 75% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.877 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.994 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +29%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +625.1%

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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. Melba toast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174977/nutrients
  2. Focaccia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167945/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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