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

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How are oatmeal bread and melba toast different?

  • Melba toast has more selenium, folate, iron, phosphorus, fiber, zinc, copper, manganese, and vitamin B5 than oatmeal bread.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for melba toast is 19% higher.
  • Oatmeal bread has less sodium.

Bread, oatmeal and Crackers, melba toast, plain 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 20% 13% 101% 70% 28% 54% 58% 123% 134%
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 -25.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +59.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +40.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +42.3%
Contains more IronIron +37%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +97.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +55.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +20.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +41.5%

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% 1.7% 9.6% 0% 100% 55% 59% 20% 16% 3.8% 3.8% 47% 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 EVitamin E +11.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +103.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +44.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.413mg
~equal in Choline ~19.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oatmeal bread Melba toast DV% diff.
Selenium 24.6µg 34.8µg 19%
Folate 62µg 124µg 16%
Iron 2.7mg 3.7mg 13%
Phosphorus 126mg 196mg 10%
Carbs 48.5g 76.6g 9%
Fiber 4g 6.3g 9%
Copper 0.209mg 0.289mg 9%
Zinc 1.02mg 2.01mg 9%
Manganese 0.94mg 1.13mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.341mg 0.693mg 7%
Protein 8.4g 12.1g 7%
Sodium 447mg 598mg 7%
Calories 269kcal 390kcal 6%
Vitamin B3 3.136mg 4.113mg 6%
Magnesium 37mg 59mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.702g 1.282g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.24mg 0.273mg 3%
Calcium 66mg 93mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.578g 0.782g 2%
Potassium 142mg 202mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.068mg 0.098mg 2%
Fats 4.4g 3.2g 2%
Saturated fat 0.703g 0.445g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.399mg 0.413mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.03µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 44.5g 70.3g N/A
Sugar 8.14g 0.94g N/A
Vitamin E 0.48mg 0.43mg 0%
Choline 18.7mg 19.8mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.116mg 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.247mg 0.342mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.325mg 0.462mg 0%
Leucine 0.608mg 0.844mg 0%
Lysine 0.27mg 0.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.152mg 0.214mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.414mg 0.596mg 0%
Valine 0.393mg 0.52mg 0%
Histidine 0.186mg 0.261mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 4% 49% 37% 2%
Protein: 8.4 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 48.5 g
Water: 36.7 g
Other: 2 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 +619.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +44%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57.9%
Contains more OtherOther +50%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 40% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.703 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.578 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.702 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 +101.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.7%

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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. Oatmeal bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172678/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.