Shortbread vs. Italian bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between shortbread and italian bread

Shortbread has more fats, vitamin E, and vitamin K; however, italian bread is higher in selenium, folate, copper, vitamin B1, and protein.
Shortbread covers your daily saturated fat needs 41% more than italian bread.
Italian bread contains 9 times less vitamin K than shortbread. Shortbread contains 11µg of vitamin K, while italian bread contains 1.2µg.
Italian bread has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain and Bread, italian.

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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

Italian bread

Contains less SodiumSodium

-35.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+92.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+25%
Contains more CopperCopper	+112.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+75.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+56.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+18.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+338.7%

~equal in Iron ~2.94mg

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

Italian bread

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+741.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+47.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+816.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+33.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+17.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+135.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.292mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.885g		55%
Polyunsaturated fat	8.326g	1.39g	46%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	7.253g		43%
Selenium	6.2µg	27.2µg	38%
Saturated fat	8.105g	0g	37%
Fats	26.22g	3.5g	35%
Folate	81µg	191µg	28%
Starch	40.47g		17%
Monounsaturated fat	6.708g	0.812g	15%
Vitamin E	2.44mg	0.29mg	14%
Calories	514kcal	271kcal	12%
Copper	0.09mg	0.191mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.353mg	0.473mg	10%
Sodium	353mg	550mg	9%
Fiber	1.3g	3.2g	8%
Vitamin K	11µg	1.2µg	8%
Protein	5.37g	8.8g	7%
Calcium	13mg	78mg	7%
Vitamin B3	3.275mg	4.381mg	7%
Carbs	63.78g	50.1g	5%
Phosphorus	66mg	103mg	5%
Magnesium	14mg	27mg	3%
Zinc	0.49mg	0.86mg	3%
Manganese	0.393mg	0.464mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.314mg	0.292mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.071mg	0.048mg	2%
Choline	0.9mg	14.6mg	2%
Potassium	88mg	110mg	1%
Iron	2.98mg	2.94mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.321mg	0.378mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1g	3.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	957kcal	308kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	19g	37g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9		N/A
Net carbs	62.48g	46.9g	N/A
Sugar	21.65g	3.17g	N/A
Trans fat	0.714g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.103mg	0%
Threonine		0.245mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.333mg	0%
Leucine		0.614mg	0%
Lysine		0.197mg	0%
Methionine		0.156mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.433mg	0%
Valine		0.376mg	0%
Histidine		0.188mg	0%
Fructose	0.3g		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.001g	0g	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		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.006g		N/A