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Shortbread vs. Chocolate eclair — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between shortbread and chocolate eclair

  • Shortbread has more iron, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat than chocolate eclair.
  • Shortbread's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 34% more.
  • Shortbread contains 4 times more iron than chocolate eclair. Shortbread contains 2.98mg of iron, while chocolate eclair contains 0.7mg.
  • Chocolate eclair contains less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain and HEINZ, WEIGHT WATCHER, Chocolate Eclair, frozen.

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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 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 0% 14% 0% 26% 0% 0% 0% 39% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +325.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +269.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -15%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shortbread Chocolate eclair DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 8.326g 2.9g 36%
Fats 26.22g 6.9g 30%
Saturated fat 8.105g 1.4g 30%
Vitamin B1 0.353mg 29%
Iron 2.98mg 0.7mg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.314mg 24%
Folate 81µg 20%
Vitamin B3 3.275mg 20%
Starch 40.47g 17%
Manganese 0.393mg 17%
Cholesterol 0mg 47mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.44mg 16%
Calories 514kcal 241kcal 14%
Monounsaturated fat 6.708g 2g 12%
Selenium 6.2µg 11%
Copper 0.09mg 10%
Phosphorus 66mg 9%
Vitamin K 11µg 9%
Carbs 63.78g 40.3g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.321mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.071mg 5%
Zinc 0.49mg 4%
Calcium 13mg 48mg 4%
Fiber 1.3g 2.1g 3%
Magnesium 14mg 3%
Potassium 88mg 3%
Protein 5.37g 4.4g 2%
Sodium 353mg 300mg 2%
Net carbs 62.48g 38.2g N/A
Sugar 21.65g 16.8g N/A
Trans fat 0.714g 0.2g N/A
Choline 0.9mg 0%
Fructose 0.3g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.885g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.002g 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
4% 7% 40% 47%
Protein: 4.4 g
Fats: 6.9 g
Carbs: 40.3 g
Water: 47.3 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +22%
Contains more FatsFats +280%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +58.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1213.9%
~equal in Other ~1.1g

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
22% 32% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.4 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.9 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +235.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +187.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.7%

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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. Shortbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174967/nutrients
  2. Chocolate eclair - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167922/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.