Shortcake vs. Cinnamon roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between shortcake and cinnamon roll

Shortcake has more iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and selenium; however, cinnamon roll is richer in monounsaturated fat.
Cinnamon roll covers your daily saturated fat needs 44% more than shortcake.
Cinnamon roll has 2 times less vitamin B2 than shortcake. Shortcake has 0.272mg of vitamin B2, while cinnamon roll has 0.138mg.
Cinnamon roll contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe and Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns).

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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

Cinnamon roll

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+14.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12%
Contains more IronIron	+85.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+22.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+13%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+30.8%

Contains more ZincZinc	+10.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-39.7%

~equal in Potassium ~102mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~131mg

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

Cinnamon roll

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+47.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+97.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+128.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+35.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.404mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	3.772g	12.649g	40%
Fats	14.2g	26.61g	19%
Iron	2.54mg	1.37mg	15%
Vitamin K		15.2µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.272mg	0.138mg	10%
Sodium	506mg	305mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.311mg	0.211mg	8%
Vitamin E		1.15mg	8%
Starch		16.39g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	6.045g	8.723g	7%
Selenium	17µg	13µg	7%
Calories	346kcal	452kcal	5%
Fiber		1.2g	5%
Folate	53µg	72µg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.07µg	0.16µg	4%
Protein	6.1g	4.45g	3%
Copper	0.076mg	0.062mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.248mg	0.337mg	2%
Phosphorus	143mg	131mg	2%
Vitamin A	18µg	0µg	2%
Calcium	205mg	183mg	2%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.292mg	2%
Choline		10.6mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.03mg	0.038mg	1%
Fructose		1.11g	1%
Vitamin B3	2.573mg	2.404mg	1%
Cholesterol	3mg	5mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.3mg	0%
Carbs	48.5g	48.6g	0%
Net carbs	48.5g	47.4g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	14mg	0%
Potassium	106mg	102mg	0%
Sugar		25.7g	N/A
Zinc	0.48mg	0.53mg	0%
Trans fat		0.295g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	3.632g	3.676g	0%
Tryptophan	0.076mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.184mg	0.176mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.238mg	0.226mg	0%
Leucine	0.449mg	0.41mg	0%
Lysine	0.197mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.115mg	0.104mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.302mg	0.264mg	0%
Valine	0.273mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.14mg	0.126mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.225g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		3.352g	N/A