Shortbread vs. Cocoa bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shortbread and cocoa bean different?

Shortbread is richer in vitamin B1 and vitamin E, while cocoa bean is higher in copper, iron, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
Cocoa bean covers your daily need for copper, 391% more than shortbread.
Shortbread contains 24 times more vitamin E than cocoa bean. Shortbread contains 2.44mg of vitamin E, while cocoa bean contains 0.1mg.

Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain and Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali types were used 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.

Shortbread

Cocoa bean

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+3300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+753.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+2751.1%
Contains more IronIron	+420.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+3907.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1003%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+850.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+112.9%

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.

Shortbread

Cocoa bean

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2340%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+220.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+36.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+26.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+358.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+153.1%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+46.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+66.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+1166.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.09mg	3.607mg	391%
Iron	2.98mg	15.52mg	157%
Manganese	0.393mg	3.737mg	145%
Fiber	1.3g	29.8g	114%
Magnesium	14mg	476mg	110%
Phosphorus	66mg	728mg	95%
Potassium	88mg	2509mg	71%
Zinc	0.49mg	6.37mg	53%
Polyunsaturated fat	8.326g	0.42g	53%
Protein	5.37g	18.1g	25%
Vitamin B1	0.353mg	0.11mg	20%
Caffeine	0mg	78mg	20%
Fats	26.22g	13.1g	20%
Starch	40.47g		17%
Vitamin E	2.44mg	0.1mg	16%
Sodium	353mg	19mg	15%
Calories	514kcal	220kcal	15%
Selenium	6.2µg	13.2µg	13%
Folate	81µg	32µg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.314mg	0.46mg	11%
Calcium	13mg	111mg	10%
Vitamin K	11µg	2.4µg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	6.708g	4.39g	6%
Vitamin B3	3.275mg	2.4mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.071mg	0.118mg	4%
Choline	0.9mg	11.4mg	2%
Saturated fat	8.105g	7.76g	2%
Carbs	63.78g	58.3g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.321mg	0.254mg	1%
Net carbs	62.48g	28.5g	N/A
Sugar	21.65g	1.76g	N/A
Trans fat	0.714g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.271mg	0%
Threonine		0.716mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.701mg	0%
Leucine		1.097mg	0%
Lysine		0.907mg	0%
Methionine		0.187mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.869mg	0%
Valine		1.086mg	0%
Histidine		0.312mg	0%
Fructose	0.3g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	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