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

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Significant differences between rye bread and melba toast

  • Melba toast is richer than rye bread in manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B5.
  • Melba toast covers your daily manganese needs 13% more than rye bread.
  • Rye bread has 4 times more sugar than melba toast. Rye bread has 3.85g of sugar, while melba toast has 0.94g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, rye 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 29% 22% 15% 106% 62% 31% 54% 79% 107% 169%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +47.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.7%
Contains more IronIron +30.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +55.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +56.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +37.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.6%
~equal in Sodium ~598mg

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 1.3% 0% 6.6% 0% 109% 77% 71% 26% 17% 0% 3% 83% 8%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +30.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +57.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +12.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +35.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.413mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.113mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rye bread Melba toast DV% diff.
Manganese 0.824mg 1.13mg 13%
Iron 2.83mg 3.7mg 11%
Copper 0.186mg 0.289mg 11%
Phosphorus 125mg 196mg 10%
Carbs 48.3g 76.6g 9%
Zinc 1.14mg 2.01mg 8%
Calories 259kcal 390kcal 7%
Protein 8.5g 12.1g 7%
Selenium 30.9µg 34.8µg 7%
Magnesium 40mg 59mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.44mg 0.693mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.335mg 0.273mg 5%
Folate 110µg 124µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.799g 1.282g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.075mg 0.098mg 2%
Vitamin B3 3.805mg 4.113mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.434mg 0.413mg 2%
Fiber 5.8g 6.3g 2%
Calcium 73mg 93mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.33mg 0.43mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.626g 0.445g 1%
Choline 14.6mg 19.8mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 1.311g 0.782g 1%
Potassium 166mg 202mg 1%
Fats 3.3g 3.2g 0%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 42.5g 70.3g N/A
Sugar 3.85g 0.94g N/A
Sodium 603mg 598mg 0%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 0.9µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.255mg 0.342mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.319mg 0.462mg 0%
Leucine 0.579mg 0.844mg 0%
Lysine 0.233mg 0.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.139mg 0.214mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.411mg 0.596mg 0%
Valine 0.379mg 0.52mg 0%
Histidine 0.182mg 0.261mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 3% 48% 37% 3%
Protein: 8.5 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 48.3 g
Water: 37.3 g
Other: 2.6 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 +631.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +58.6%
Contains more OtherOther +15.4%
~equal in Fats ~3.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 48% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.626 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.311 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.799 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 +67.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -28.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +60.5%

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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. Rye bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172684/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.