Shortbread vs. Piña colada — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shortbread and piña colada different?

Shortbread has more iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin E, selenium, and vitamin K than piña colada.
Daily need coverage for iron for shortbread is 35% higher.
Shortbread contains 122 times more vitamin E than piña colada. While shortbread contains 2.44mg of vitamin E, piña colada contains only 0.02mg.
Piña colada has less sodium.
Piña colada has a lower glycemic index (15) than shortbread (64).

Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain and Alcoholic beverage, pina colada, prepared-from-recipe are the varieties 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

Piña colada

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+62.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+23.9%
Contains more IronIron	+1319%
Contains more CopperCopper	+13.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+276.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+842.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+785.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+34.4%

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.

Shortbread

Piña colada

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+12100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1117.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1747.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2675.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+426.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+57.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+10900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+575%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

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~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	8.326g	0.033g	55%
Fats	26.22g	1.88g	37%
Iron	2.98mg	0.21mg	35%
Saturated fat	8.105g	1.636g	29%
Vitamin B1	0.353mg	0.029mg	27%
Vitamin B2	0.314mg	0.017mg	23%
Vitamin B3	3.275mg	0.118mg	20%
Starch	40.47g		17%
Monounsaturated fat	6.708g	0.082g	17%
Folate	81µg	12µg	17%
Calories	514kcal	174kcal	17%
Vitamin E	2.44mg	0.02mg	16%
Sodium	353mg	6mg	15%
Carbs	63.78g	22.66g	14%
Selenium	6.2µg	0.7µg	10%
Protein	5.37g	0.42g	10%
Vitamin K	11µg	0.1µg	9%
Phosphorus	66mg	7mg	8%
Manganese	0.393mg	0.528mg	6%
Vitamin C	0mg	4.9mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.321mg	0.061mg	5%
Fiber	1.3g	0.3g	4%
Zinc	0.49mg	0.13mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.071mg	0.045mg	2%
Copper	0.09mg	0.079mg	1%
Magnesium	14mg	8mg	1%
Calcium	13mg	8mg	1%
Potassium	88mg	71mg	1%
Net carbs	62.48g	22.36g	N/A
Sugar	21.65g	22.33g	N/A
Trans fat	0.714g	0g	N/A
Choline	0.9mg		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