Shortbread vs. Dinner rolls — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between shortbread and dinner rolls

Shortbread has more fats and vitamin E; however, dinner rolls have more selenium, calcium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, protein, iron, and manganese.
Daily need coverage for selenium for dinner rolls is 37% higher.
Dinner rolls have 9 times less vitamin E than shortbread. Shortbread has 2.44mg of vitamin E, while dinner rolls have 0.28mg.
Dinner rolls are lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain and Rolls, dinner, plain, commercially prepared (includes brown-and-serve).

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Shortbread

Dinner rolls

Contains less SodiumSodium

-24.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+85.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1269.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+58%
Contains more IronIron	+24.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50%
Contains more ZincZinc	+102%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+84.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+48.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+332.3%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Shortbread

Dinner rolls

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+771.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+49%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+19.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+63.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+40.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+36.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+24.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~10.6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	7.253g		43%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.885g	0.224g	41%
Polyunsaturated fat	8.326g	2.509g	39%
Selenium	6.2µg	26.8µg	37%
Saturated fat	8.105g	1.375g	31%
Fats	26.22g	6.47g	30%
Calcium	13mg	178mg	17%
Starch	40.47g		17%
Vitamin E	2.44mg	0.28mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.353mg	0.526mg	14%
Vitamin B3	3.275mg	5.367mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	6.708g	1.881g	12%
Protein	5.37g	10.86g	11%
Calories	514kcal	310kcal	10%
Iron	2.98mg	3.72mg	9%
Phosphorus	66mg	122mg	8%
Manganese	0.393mg	0.582mg	8%
Copper	0.09mg	0.135mg	5%
Zinc	0.49mg	0.99mg	5%
Sodium	353mg	467mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.314mg	0.374mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.13µg	5%
Folate	81µg	101µg	5%
Carbs	63.78g	52.04g	4%
Magnesium	14mg	26mg	3%
Fiber	1.3g	2g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.321mg	0.452mg	3%
Potassium	88mg	139mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.071mg	0.097mg	2%
Choline	0.9mg	14.6mg	2%
Cholesterol	0mg	4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1g	3.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	957kcal	285kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	19g	32g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	3.2	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	62.48g	50.04g	N/A
Sugar	21.65g	5.55g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin K	11µg	10.6µg	0%
Trans fat	0.714g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.081mg	0%
Threonine		0.286mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.337mg	0%
Leucine		0.729mg	0%
Lysine		0.233mg	0%
Methionine		0.145mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.506mg	0%
Valine		0.401mg	0%
Histidine		0.222mg	0%
Fructose	0.3g		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.033g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.006g	0g	N/A