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

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What are the differences between oat bread and melba toast?

  • Oat bread is higher in vitamin B1, yet melba toast is higher in copper, manganese, folate, zinc, selenium, phosphorus, iron, and fiber.
  • Melba toast's daily need coverage for copper is 17% more.
  • The amount of sodium in oat bread is lower.

We used Bread, oat bran and Crackers, melba toast, plain 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 25% 20% 13% 117% 45% 24% 60% 46% 102% 164%
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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +68.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +43.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.4%
Contains more IronIron +18.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +114.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +125.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +45.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16%

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% 0.67% 8.8% 0% 126% 80% 91% 35% 17% 0% 3% 61% 10%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +53.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.43mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~19.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oat bread Melba toast DV% diff.
Copper 0.135mg 0.289mg 17%
Manganese 0.779mg 1.13mg 15%
Carbs 39.8g 76.6g 12%
Folate 81µg 124µg 11%
Sodium 353mg 598mg 11%
Zinc 0.89mg 2.01mg 10%
Selenium 30µg 34.8µg 9%
Calories 236kcal 390kcal 8%
Phosphorus 141mg 196mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.504mg 0.413mg 8%
Fiber 4.5g 6.3g 7%
Iron 3.12mg 3.7mg 7%
Magnesium 35mg 59mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.346mg 0.273mg 6%
Vitamin B3 4.831mg 4.113mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.694g 1.282g 3%
Protein 10.4g 12.1g 3%
Calcium 65mg 93mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.59g 0.782g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.581mg 0.693mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.098mg 2%
Fats 4.4g 3.2g 2%
Potassium 147mg 202mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.697g 0.445g 1%
Net carbs 35.3g 70.3g N/A
Sugar 7.7g 0.94g N/A
Vitamin E 0.44mg 0.43mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 0.9µg 0%
Choline 18.7mg 19.8mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.131mg 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0.342mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.399mg 0.462mg 0%
Leucine 0.733mg 0.844mg 0%
Lysine 0.297mg 0.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.179mg 0.214mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.518mg 0.596mg 0%
Valine 0.461mg 0.52mg 0%
Histidine 0.225mg 0.261mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 4% 40% 44%
Protein: 10.4 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 39.8 g
Water: 44 g
Other: 1.4 g
12% 3% 77% 5% 3%
Protein: 12.1 g
Fats: 3.2 g
Carbs: 76.6 g
Water: 5.1 g
Other: 3 g
Contains more FatsFats +37.5%
Contains more WaterWater +762.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +92.5%
Contains more OtherOther +114.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 40% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.697 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.59 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.694 g
18% 31% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.445 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.782 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.282 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +103.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.2%

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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. Oat bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172676/nutrients
  2. 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.