Melba toast vs. Sweet roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between melba toast and sweet roll?

Sweet roll has less manganese, selenium, iron, copper, phosphorus, fiber, folate, and zinc than melba toast.
Melba toast's daily need coverage for manganese is 36% higher.
Melba toast has 3 times more zinc than sweet roll. Melba toast has 2.01mg of zinc, while sweet roll has 0.59mg.
Melba toast contains less saturated fat.
Sweet roll has a lower glycemic index than melba toast.

We used Crackers, melba toast, plain and Sweet rolls, cinnamon, commercially prepared with raisins types in this comparison.

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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

Sweet roll

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+247.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+29.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+82%
Contains more IronIron	+131.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+228.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+240.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+157.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+276.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+104.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-49.2%

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.

Melba toast

Sweet roll

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+27.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+72.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+70.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+72.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+362.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+388.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.265mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.107mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	1.282g	7.473g	41%
Manganese	1.13mg	0.3mg	36%
Selenium	34.8µg	17µg	32%
Iron	3.7mg	1.6mg	26%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Copper	0.289mg	0.088mg	22%
Fats	3.2g	16.4g	20%
Phosphorus	196mg	76mg	17%
Fiber	6.3g	2.4g	16%
Zinc	2.01mg	0.59mg	13%
Sodium	598mg	304mg	13%
Folate	124µg	72µg	13%
Protein	12.1g	6.2g	12%
Saturated fat	0.445g	3.079g	12%
Vitamin B3	4.113mg	2.384mg	11%
Magnesium	59mg	17mg	10%
Vitamin E	0.43mg	1.99mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	0.782g	4.797g	10%
Carbs	76.6g	50.9g	9%
Vitamin A	0µg	62µg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.413mg	0.324mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.693mg	0.406mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.14µg	6%
Choline	19.8mg	41.3mg	4%
Potassium	202mg	111mg	3%
Vitamin K	0.9µg	4.4µg	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Calcium	93mg	72mg	2%
Calories	390kcal	372kcal	1%
Vitamin B2	0.273mg	0.265mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.098mg	0.107mg	1%
Net carbs	70.3g	48.5g	N/A
Sugar	0.94g	31.73g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.14mg	0.074mg	0%
Threonine	0.342mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.462mg	0.259mg	0%
Leucine	0.844mg	0.458mg	0%
Lysine	0.28mg	0.243mg	0%
Methionine	0.214mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.596mg	0.3mg	0%
Valine	0.52mg	0.291mg	0%
Histidine	0.261mg	0.145mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.004g	N/A