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Shortbread vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shortbread and nori different?

  • Shortbread is richer in vitamin B1, iron, and vitamin B3, while nori is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, copper, and folate.
  • Nori covers your daily need for vitamin A, 104% more than shortbread.
  • Shortbread contains 133 times more saturated fat than nori. Shortbread contains 8.105g of saturated fat, while nori contains 0.061g.

Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain and Seaweed, laver, raw 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 21% 31% 68% 88% 29% 25% 6.3% 129% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +600%
Contains more IronIron +65.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +785.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +438.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +304.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +193.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +114.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +151.4%

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%
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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 130% 87% 20% 0% 25% 103% 28% 31% 37% 0% 10% 110% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +144%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +260.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +122.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +175%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +62.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +123.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +80.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +1055.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shortbread Nori DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 8.326g 0.11g 55%
Vitamin C 0mg 39mg 43%
Fats 26.22g 0.28g 40%
Saturated fat 8.105g 0.061g 37%
Vitamin A 0µg 260µg 29%
Manganese 0.393mg 0.988mg 26%
Calories 514kcal 35kcal 24%
Vitamin B1 0.353mg 0.098mg 21%
Carbs 63.78g 5.11g 20%
Copper 0.09mg 0.264mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 6.708g 0.025g 17%
Starch 40.47g 17%
Folate 81µg 146µg 16%
Iron 2.98mg 1.8mg 15%
Sodium 353mg 48mg 13%
Vitamin B3 3.275mg 1.47mg 11%
Selenium 6.2µg 0.7µg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.314mg 0.446mg 10%
Vitamin E 2.44mg 1mg 10%
Potassium 88mg 356mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.071mg 0.159mg 7%
Vitamin K 11µg 4µg 6%
Calcium 13mg 70mg 6%
Zinc 0.49mg 1.05mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 0.3g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.321mg 0.521mg 4%
Magnesium 14mg 2mg 3%
Choline 0.9mg 10.4mg 2%
Phosphorus 66mg 58mg 1%
Protein 5.37g 5.81g 1%
Net carbs 62.48g 4.81g N/A
Sugar 21.65g 0.49g N/A
Trans fat 0.714g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.14mg 0%
Fructose 0.3g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.08g 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
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6% 5% 85% 4%
Protein: 5.81 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 5.11 g
Water: 85.03 g
Other: 3.77 g
Contains more FatsFats +9264.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1148.1%
Contains more WaterWater +2261.9%
Contains more OtherOther +266%
~equal in Protein ~5.81g

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
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31% 13% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +26732%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7469.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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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. Nori - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168458/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.