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Shortbread vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between shortbread and sweet and sour

  • Shortbread has more iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin E, and selenium; however, sweet, and sour is richer in manganese and vitamin C.
  • Shortbread's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 41% more.
  • Shortbread contains 244 times more vitamin E than sweet and sour. Shortbread contains 2.44mg of vitamin E, while sweet, and sour contains 0.01mg.
  • Sweet and sour contains less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30%
Contains more IronIron +1319%
Contains more CopperCopper +13.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +444.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +842.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +93.6%
~equal in Sodium ~371mg

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +24300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +635.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1552.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1651.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +245.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5400%
Contains more FolateFolate +912.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shortbread Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 8.326g 0g 56%
Fats 26.22g 0.02g 40%
Saturated fat 8.105g 0g 37%
Iron 2.98mg 0.21mg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.353mg 0.048mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.314mg 0.019mg 23%
Vitamin B3 3.275mg 0.187mg 19%
Folate 81µg 8µg 18%
Calories 514kcal 150kcal 18%
Monounsaturated fat 6.708g 0g 17%
Starch 40.47g 17%
Vitamin E 2.44mg 0.01mg 16%
Manganese 0.393mg 0.761mg 16%
Selenium 6.2µg 0.4µg 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Protein 5.37g 0.27g 10%
Vitamin K 11µg 0.2µg 9%
Carbs 63.78g 38.22g 9%
Phosphorus 66mg 7mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.321mg 0.093mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 0.1g 5%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.09mg 4%
Sodium 353mg 371mg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 8mg 1%
Copper 0.09mg 0.079mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.071mg 0.053mg 1%
Net carbs 62.48g 38.12g N/A
Calcium 13mg 10mg 0%
Potassium 88mg 99mg 0%
Sugar 21.65g 18.75g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.714g N/A
Choline 0.9mg 2.4mg 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

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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1888.9%
Contains more FatsFats +131000%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +66.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1574.2%
Contains more OtherOther +18.4%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.