Melba toast vs. Tart — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are melba toast and tart different?

Melba toast is higher in selenium, copper, fiber, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B1; however, tart is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin A.
Daily need coverage for selenium for melba toast is 40% higher.
Melba toast contains 7 times more zinc than tart. While melba toast contains 2.01mg of zinc, tart contains only 0.28mg.
Tart has less sodium.
Tart has a lower glycemic index (45) than melba toast (64).

Crackers, melba toast, plain and Breakfast tart, low fat 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

Tart

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+34.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+111.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+206.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+295.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+617.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+110.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+169.8%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-39.6%

~equal in Iron ~3.42mg

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

Tart

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+44.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+125%
Contains more FolateFolate	+24%
Contains more CholineCholine	+135.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+23.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+101.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+287.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.8mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.13mg		49%
Selenium	34.8µg	12.9µg	40%
Vitamin A	0µg	285µg	32%
Copper	0.289mg	0.073mg	24%
Vitamin B6	0.098mg	0.38mg	22%
Vitamin B2	0.273mg	0.549mg	21%
Fiber	6.3g	1.5g	19%
Zinc	2.01mg	0.28mg	16%
Protein	12.1g	3.99g	16%
Phosphorus	196mg	93mg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.693mg		14%
Vitamin B1	0.413mg	0.285mg	11%
Sodium	598mg	361mg	10%
Folate	124µg	100µg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.782g	3.338g	6%
Calcium	93mg	44mg	5%
Saturated fat	0.445g	1.393g	4%
Magnesium	59mg	44mg	4%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.8mg	4%
Fats	3.2g	5.99g	4%
Iron	3.7mg	3.42mg	4%
Potassium	202mg	66mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.282g	0.878g	3%
Choline	19.8mg	8.4mg	2%
Vitamin B3	4.113mg	3.8mg	2%
Calories	390kcal	372kcal	1%
Vitamin E	0.43mg	0.53mg	1%
Carbs	76.6g	76.8g	0%
Net carbs	70.3g	75.3g	N/A
Sugar	0.94g	4.87g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.9µg	0.4µg	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%