Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Baked Products
  4. Shortbread
  5. Compare
  6. Shortbread vs. Cheesecake

Shortbread vs. Cheesecake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are shortbread and cheesecake different?

  • Shortbread is higher in iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin E, manganese, and vitamin B2; however, cheesecake is richer in vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for shortbread is 29% higher.
  • Shortbread contains 17 times more vitamin B3 than cheesecake. While shortbread contains 3.275mg of vitamin B3, cheesecake contains only 0.195mg.
  • Shortbread has less saturated fat.
  • Cheesecake has a lower glycemic index (50) than shortbread (64).

Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain and Cheesecake commercially prepared are the varieties used in this article.

Infographic

Shortbread vs Cheesecake infographic
Infographic link

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 10% 3.9% 7.8% 112% 30% 13% 28% 46% 51% 34%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 15% 7.9% 24% 6.7% 14% 40% 57% 18% 28%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.3%
Contains more IronIron +373%
Contains more CopperCopper +350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -19.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +180.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +292.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40.9%
~equal in Potassium ~90mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.51mg

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% 49% 0% 88% 72% 61% 19% 16% 0% 28% 61% 0.49%
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% 53% 11% 7.5% 7% 45% 3.7% 34% 12% 21% 11% 14% 25%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +335.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1160.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +62.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1579.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +36.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +77.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +5000%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shortbread Cheesecake DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 8.326g 1.602g 45%
Iron 2.98mg 0.63mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.353mg 0.028mg 27%
Vitamin B3 3.275mg 0.195mg 19%
Cholesterol 0mg 55mg 18%
Vitamin A 0µg 159µg 18%
Starch 40.47g 17%
Folate 81µg 18µg 16%
Carbs 63.78g 25.5g 13%
Vitamin E 2.44mg 0.56mg 13%
Manganese 0.393mg 0.14mg 11%
Calories 514kcal 321kcal 10%
Vitamin B2 0.314mg 0.193mg 9%
Copper 0.09mg 0.02mg 8%
Saturated fat 8.105g 9.921g 8%
Choline 0.9mg 45.9mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Vitamin K 11µg 4.4µg 6%
Fats 26.22g 22.5g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 6.708g 8.634g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.321mg 0.571mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 0.4g 4%
Phosphorus 66mg 93mg 4%
Sodium 353mg 438mg 4%
Calcium 13mg 51mg 4%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.5µg 3%
Selenium 6.2µg 5.2µg 2%
Vitamin D 0IU 18IU 2%
Vitamin B6 0.071mg 0.052mg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 11mg 1%
Protein 5.37g 5.5g 0%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 62.48g 25.1g N/A
Potassium 88mg 90mg 0%
Sugar 21.65g 21.8g N/A
Zinc 0.49mg 0.51mg 0%
Trans fat 0.714g N/A
Tryptophan 0.064mg 0%
Threonine 0.222mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.281mg 0%
Leucine 0.464mg 0%
Lysine 0.372mg 0%
Methionine 0.136mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.258mg 0%
Valine 0.314mg 0%
Histidine 0.133mg 0%
Fructose 0.3g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.885g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.002g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.033g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 7.253g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 26% 64% 4%
Protein: 5.37 g
Fats: 26.22 g
Carbs: 63.78 g
Water: 3.6 g
Other: 1.03 g
6% 23% 26% 46%
Protein: 5.5 g
Fats: 22.5 g
Carbs: 25.5 g
Water: 45.6 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more FatsFats +16.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +150.1%
Contains more OtherOther +14.4%
Contains more WaterWater +1166.7%
~equal in Protein ~5.5g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
35% 29% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.105 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.708 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.326 g
49% 43% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.921 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.634 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.602 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -18.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +419.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28.7%

People also compare

Shortbread
Shortbread vs Puff pastry
Puff pastry
Shortbread
Shortbread vs Matzo
Matzo
Shortbread
Shortbread vs Saltine cracker (includes oyster, soda, soup)
Saltine cracker (includes oyster, soda, soup)
Cheesecake
Cheesecake vs Chocolate brownie
Chocolate brownie
Cheesecake
Cheesecake vs Butter cookie
Butter cookie
Cheesecake
Cheesecake vs Wafer
Wafer

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. Shortbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174967/nutrients
  2. Cheesecake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172711/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.