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Shortbread vs. Mandarin orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between shortbread and mandarin oranges

  • Shortbread has more iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, and vitamin E; however, mandarin oranges are richer in vitamin C.
  • Shortbread covers your daily saturated fat needs 40% more than mandarin oranges.
  • Mandarin oranges have 177 times less sodium than shortbread. Shortbread has 353mg of sodium, while mandarin oranges have 2mg.
  • Mandarin oranges contain less saturated fat.
  • Shortbread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of shortbread is 64, while the glycemic index of mandarin oranges is 47.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain and Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), raw.

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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 8.6% 11% 15% 5.6% 14% 1.9% 8.6% 0.26% 5.1% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.7%
Contains more IronIron +1886.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +114.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +230%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +907.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +184.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +88.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%

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 89% 11% 4% 0% 15% 8.3% 7.1% 13% 18% 0% 0% 12% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1120%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +508.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +772.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +771%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +406.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1033.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.078mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shortbread Mandarin orange DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 8.326g 0.065g 55%
Fats 26.22g 0.31g 40%
Saturated fat 8.105g 0.039g 37%
Iron 2.98mg 0.15mg 35%
Vitamin C 0mg 26.7mg 30%
Vitamin B1 0.353mg 0.058mg 25%
Calories 514kcal 53kcal 23%
Vitamin B2 0.314mg 0.036mg 21%
Vitamin B3 3.275mg 0.376mg 18%
Starch 40.47g 0g 17%
Carbs 63.78g 13.34g 17%
Monounsaturated fat 6.708g 0.06g 17%
Folate 81µg 16µg 16%
Sodium 353mg 2mg 15%
Manganese 0.393mg 0.039mg 15%
Vitamin E 2.44mg 0.2mg 15%
Selenium 6.2µg 0.1µg 11%
Protein 5.37g 0.81g 9%
Vitamin K 11µg 0µg 9%
Phosphorus 66mg 20mg 7%
Copper 0.09mg 0.042mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 34µg 4%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.07mg 4%
Fructose 0.3g 2.4g 3%
Potassium 88mg 166mg 2%
Choline 0.9mg 10.2mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.321mg 0.216mg 2%
Fiber 1.3g 1.8g 2%
Calcium 13mg 37mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.071mg 0.078mg 1%
Net carbs 62.48g 11.54g N/A
Magnesium 14mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 21.65g 10.58g N/A
Trans fat 0.714g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.016mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.028mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.018mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 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

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
13% 85%
Protein: 0.81 g
Fats: 0.31 g
Carbs: 13.34 g
Water: 85.17 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +563%
Contains more FatsFats +8358.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +378.1%
Contains more OtherOther +178.4%
Contains more WaterWater +2265.8%

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
24% 37% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.06 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.065 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11080%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12709.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 34%
Starch: 40.47 g
Sucrose: 20.99 g
Glucose: 0.36 g
Fructose: 0.3 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
57% 20% 23%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 6.05 g
Glucose: 2.13 g
Fructose: 2.4 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +246.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +491.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +700%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Mandarin orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169105/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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