Melba toast vs. White bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are melba toast and white bread different?

Melba toast is higher in manganese, selenium, copper, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, and magnesium; however, white bread is richer in vitamin B1 and calcium.
Daily need coverage for manganese for melba toast is 26% higher.
Melba toast contains 3 times more copper than white bread. While melba toast contains 0.289mg of copper, white bread contains only 0.101mg.
White bread has less sodium.

Crackers, melba toast, plain and Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) 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

White bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+156.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+60.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+186.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+171.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+110.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+58.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+54.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-18.1%

~equal in Iron ~3.61mg

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

White bread

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+95.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+29.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+12.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+350%
Contains more FolateFolate	+11.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+35.6%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+29.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+16.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.13mg	0.536mg	26%
Selenium	34.8µg	22µg	23%
Copper	0.289mg	0.101mg	21%
Starch		37.17g	15%
Phosphorus	196mg	98mg	14%
Fiber	6.3g	2.7g	14%
Zinc	2.01mg	0.74mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.413mg	0.533mg	10%
Carbs	76.6g	49.42g	9%
Magnesium	59mg	23mg	9%
Protein	12.1g	8.85g	7%
Calories	390kcal	266kcal	6%
Calcium	93mg	144mg	5%
Sodium	598mg	490mg	5%
Vitamin B3	4.113mg	4.78mg	4%
Folate	124µg	111µg	3%
Fructose		2.43g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.693mg	0.536mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.273mg	0.243mg	2%
Potassium	202mg	126mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.282g	1.602g	2%
Vitamin E	0.43mg	0.22mg	1%
Iron	3.7mg	3.61mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.098mg	0.087mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.9µg	0.2µg	1%
Choline	19.8mg	14.6mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.445g	0.698g	1%
Fats	3.2g	3.33g	0%
Net carbs	70.3g	46.72g	N/A
Sugar	0.94g	5.67g	N/A
Trans fat		0.027g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.782g	0.599g	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 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.166g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A