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Melba toast vs. Marble cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between melba toast and marble cake?

  • Melba toast is richer than marble cake in selenium, manganese, iron, folate, vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B3, zinc, fiber, and vitamin B5.
  • Melba toast's daily need coverage for selenium is 59% more.
  • Melba toast has 8 times more manganese than marble cake. While melba toast has 1.13mg of manganese, marble cake has only 0.139mg.

We used Crackers, melba toast, plain and Cake, pudding-type, marble, dry mix types 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.
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 13% 23% 11% 61% 45% 9.5% 118% 68% 18% 14%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +227.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.2%
Contains more IronIron +128.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +114.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +474.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +712.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1238.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -13.2%

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% 0.33% 17% 0% 45% 30% 29% 5.8% 5.8% 0% 7% 27% 2.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +128.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +110%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +166%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +621.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +292%
Contains more FolateFolate +244.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +340%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +97.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +211.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melba toast Marble cake DV% diff.
Selenium 34.8µg 2.6µg 59%
Manganese 1.13mg 0.139mg 43%
Iron 3.7mg 1.62mg 26%
Folate 124µg 36µg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.413mg 0.181mg 19%
Copper 0.289mg 0.135mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.282g 3.779g 17%
Protein 12.1g 3.4g 17%
Vitamin B3 4.113mg 1.546mg 16%
Zinc 2.01mg 0.35mg 15%
Fiber 6.3g 2.9g 14%
Fats 3.2g 11.7g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.693mg 0.096mg 12%
Phosphorus 196mg 275mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.273mg 0.13mg 11%
Magnesium 59mg 18mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.782g 4.75g 10%
Saturated fat 0.445g 2.45g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 0.025mg 6%
Sodium 598mg 519mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.85mg 3%
Choline 19.8mg 4.5mg 3%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 2.8µg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 7mg 2%
Potassium 202mg 123mg 2%
Calcium 93mg 76mg 2%
Carbs 76.6g 79.5g 1%
Calories 390kcal 416kcal 1%
Net carbs 70.3g 76.6g N/A
Sugar 0.94g 35.71g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.342mg 0.105mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.462mg 0.127mg 0%
Leucine 0.844mg 0.22mg 0%
Lysine 0.28mg 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.214mg 0.049mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.596mg 0.158mg 0%
Valine 0.52mg 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.261mg 0.065mg 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
3% 12% 80% 3% 2%
Protein: 3.4 g
Fats: 11.7 g
Carbs: 79.5 g
Water: 3.1 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +255.9%
Contains more WaterWater +64.5%
Contains more OtherOther +30.4%
Contains more FatsFats +265.6%
~equal in Carbs ~79.5g

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
22% 43% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.45 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.75 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.779 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +507.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +194.8%

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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

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.