Shortcake vs. Banana bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between shortcake and banana bread

Shortcake is higher in calcium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and selenium, yet banana bread is higher in vitamin B6 and vitamin A.
Shortcake covers your daily calcium needs 18% more than banana bread.
Shortcake contains 2 times more phosphorus than banana bread. While shortcake contains 143mg of phosphorus, banana bread contains only 58mg.
The amount of saturated fat in banana bread is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe and Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine.

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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.

Shortcake

Banana bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+14.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+876.2%
Contains more IronIron	+81.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+37.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+146.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+57.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+40.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40.3%

~equal in Copper ~0.072mg

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.

Shortcake

Banana bread

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+80.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+36%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+77.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+750%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+488.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+42.9%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.268mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	205mg	21mg	18%
Iron	2.54mg	1.4mg	14%
Cholesterol	3mg	43mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.311mg	0.172mg	12%
Phosphorus	143mg	58mg	12%
Vitamin A	18µg	106µg	10%
Selenium	17µg	12.1µg	9%
Sodium	506mg	302mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.03mg	0.15mg	9%
Vitamin B3	2.573mg	1.446mg	7%
Saturated fat	3.772g	2.237g	7%
Fats	14.2g	10.5g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.272mg	0.2mg	6%
Folate	53µg	33µg	5%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.209mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	6.045g	4.48g	4%
Protein	6.1g	4.3g	4%
Fiber		1.1g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.632g	3.13g	3%
Carbs	48.5g	54.6g	2%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	1.7mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.07µg	0.1µg	1%
Calories	346kcal	326kcal	1%
Zinc	0.48mg	0.35mg	1%
Potassium	106mg	134mg	1%
Net carbs	48.5g	53.5g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	14mg	0%
Copper	0.076mg	0.072mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.248mg	0.268mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.076mg	0.053mg	0%
Threonine	0.184mg	0.15mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.238mg	0.182mg	0%
Leucine	0.449mg	0.327mg	0%
Lysine	0.197mg	0.18mg	0%
Methionine	0.115mg	0.094mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.302mg	0.218mg	0%
Valine	0.273mg	0.209mg	0%
Histidine	0.14mg	0.113mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.004g	N/A