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Potato bread vs. Shortcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between potato bread and shortcake?

  • Potato bread is higher in phosphorus, folate, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and zinc, yet shortcake is higher in selenium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • Potato bread's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 32% more.
  • Potato bread has 8 times more vitamin B6 than shortcake. While potato bread has 0.232mg of vitamin B6, shortcake has only 0.03mg.

We used Bread, potato and Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe 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 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 11% 62% 9.4% 95% 25% 13% 61% 66% 43% 93%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +577.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +158%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25.9%
Contains more IronIron +12.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +30.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +78.9%
~equal in Calcium ~205mg

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 0.67% 6% 0% 0% 78% 63% 48% 15% 6.9% 8.8% 0% 40% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +229.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +673.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +137.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +65.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +156.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +105.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato bread Shortcake DV% diff.
Phosphorus 369mg 143mg 32%
Fiber 6.3g 25%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 3.632g 24%
Folate 126µg 53µg 18%
Potassium 718mg 106mg 18%
Fats 3.13g 14.2g 17%
Saturated fat 0g 3.772g 17%
Vitamin B6 0.232mg 0.03mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 6.045g 15%
Selenium 9.5µg 17µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.106mg 0.272mg 13%
Protein 12.5g 6.1g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.817mg 0.248mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.188mg 0.311mg 10%
Zinc 1.44mg 0.48mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.25mg 2.573mg 8%
Vitamin K 6.8µg 6%
Sodium 375mg 506mg 6%
Calories 266kcal 346kcal 4%
Iron 2.25mg 2.54mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.47mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.15µg 0.07µg 3%
Magnesium 28mg 16mg 3%
Choline 18.4mg 3%
Manganese 0.253mg 0.33mg 3%
Copper 0.094mg 0.076mg 2%
Calcium 188mg 205mg 2%
Vitamin A 24µg 18µg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Carbs 47.07g 48.5g 0%
Net carbs 40.77g 48.5g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Sugar 9.38g N/A
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.076mg 0%
Threonine 0.224mg 0.184mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.268mg 0.238mg 0%
Leucine 0.44mg 0.449mg 0%
Lysine 0.311mg 0.197mg 0%
Methionine 0.112mg 0.115mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.285mg 0.302mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 0.273mg 0%
Histidine 0.143mg 0.14mg 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
6% 14% 49% 28% 3%
Protein: 6.1 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 48.5 g
Water: 28.4 g
Other: 2.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +104.9%
Contains more WaterWater +18.1%
Contains more OtherOther +33.9%
Contains more FatsFats +353.7%
~equal in Carbs ~48.5g

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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. Shortcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174941/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.