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Shortbread vs. Toffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between shortbread and toffee

  • Shortbread has more iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B2, manganese, and vitamin E; however, toffee is higher in vitamin A.
  • Toffee covers your daily saturated fat needs 62% more than shortbread.
  • Toffee contains 197 times less manganese than shortbread. Shortbread contains 0.393mg of manganese, while toffee contains 0.002mg.
  • Shortbread has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of shortbread is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain and Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe.

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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 2.9% 10% 4.5% 1.1% 1% 3.3% 14% 18% 0.26% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.5%
Contains more IronIron +9833.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +2900%
Contains more ZincZinc +308.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +106.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +19550%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +675%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +161.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.8%

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 0.67% 106% 19% 0% 2% 16% 0.54% 8% 2.1% 14% 7% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +159.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4312.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +361.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11193.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +139.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +688.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +292.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +3950%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shortbread Toffee DV% diff.
Saturated fat 8.105g 20.565g 57%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.326g 1.222g 47%
Iron 2.98mg 0.03mg 37%
Cholesterol 0mg 104mg 35%
Vitamin A 0µg 319µg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.353mg 0.008mg 29%
Vitamin B3 3.275mg 0.029mg 20%
Folate 81µg 2µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.314mg 0.068mg 19%
Manganese 0.393mg 0.002mg 17%
Starch 40.47g 17%
Vitamin E 2.44mg 0.94mg 10%
Selenium 6.2µg 0.8µg 10%
Copper 0.09mg 0.003mg 10%
Fats 26.22g 32.75g 10%
Protein 5.37g 1.07g 9%
Sodium 353mg 135mg 9%
Vitamin K 11µg 2.8µg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 6.708g 8.964g 6%
Phosphorus 66mg 32mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.071mg 0.009mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.11µg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 0g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.321mg 0.134mg 4%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.12mg 3%
Calories 514kcal 560kcal 2%
Calcium 13mg 34mg 2%
Magnesium 14mg 4mg 2%
Potassium 88mg 51mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Carbs 63.78g 64.72g 0%
Net carbs 62.48g 64.72g N/A
Sugar 21.65g 63.47g N/A
Trans fat 0.714g 0.674g N/A
Choline 0.9mg 0%
Fructose 0.3g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.885g 0.065g 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 0.445g 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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33% 65%
Protein: 1.07 g
Fats: 32.75 g
Carbs: 64.72 g
Water: 0.55 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +401.9%
Contains more WaterWater +554.5%
Contains more OtherOther +13.2%
Contains more FatsFats +24.9%
~equal in Carbs ~64.72g

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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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.565 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.964 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.222 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +581.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +33.6%

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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. Toffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169671/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.