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

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Differences between potato bread and melba toast

  • Potato bread is higher in phosphorus, potassium, and vitamin B6; however, melba toast is richer in selenium, manganese, copper, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
  • Melba toast's daily need coverage for selenium is 46% higher.
  • Potato bread has 4 times more potassium than melba toast. While potato bread has 718mg of potassium, melba toast has only 202mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Bread, potato and Crackers, melba toast, plain.

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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 20% 56% 63% 84% 31% 39% 158% 49% 33% 52%
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 more CalciumCalcium +102.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +255.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +88.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110.7%
Contains more IronIron +64.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +207.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +39.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +346.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +266.3%

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% 8% 9.4% 1.5% 47% 24% 23% 49% 54% 19% 17% 95% 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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +136.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +655.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +119.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +157.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +229%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.43mg
~equal in Folate ~124µg
~equal in Choline ~19.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato bread Melba toast DV% diff.
Selenium 9.5µg 34.8µg 46%
Manganese 0.253mg 1.13mg 38%
Phosphorus 369mg 196mg 25%
Copper 0.094mg 0.289mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.188mg 0.413mg 19%
Iron 2.25mg 3.7mg 18%
Vitamin B3 1.25mg 4.113mg 18%
Potassium 718mg 202mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.106mg 0.273mg 13%
Carbs 47.07g 76.6g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.232mg 0.098mg 10%
Calcium 188mg 93mg 10%
Sodium 375mg 598mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 1.282g 9%
Magnesium 28mg 59mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.15µg 0µg 6%
Calories 266kcal 390kcal 6%
Vitamin K 6.8µg 0.9µg 5%
Zinc 1.44mg 2.01mg 5%
Vitamin A 24µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.817mg 0.693mg 2%
Saturated fat 0g 0.445g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.782g 2%
Protein 12.5g 12.1g 1%
Folate 126µg 124µg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Fats 3.13g 3.2g 0%
Net carbs 40.77g 70.3g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 9.38g 0.94g N/A
Fiber 6.3g 6.3g 0%
Vitamin E 0.47mg 0.43mg 0%
Choline 18.4mg 19.8mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.224mg 0.342mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.268mg 0.462mg 0%
Leucine 0.44mg 0.844mg 0%
Lysine 0.311mg 0.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.112mg 0.214mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.285mg 0.596mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 0.52mg 0%
Histidine 0.143mg 0.261mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 3% 47% 34% 4%
Protein: 12.5 g
Fats: 3.13 g
Carbs: 47.07 g
Water: 33.55 g
Other: 3.75 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 WaterWater +557.8%
Contains more OtherOther +25%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +62.7%
~equal in Protein ~12.1g
~equal in Fats ~3.2g

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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. Potato bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167943/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.