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Shortcake vs. Melba toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between shortcake and melba toast?

  • Shortcake is richer in calcium, yet melba toast is richer in manganese, selenium, copper, folate, iron, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B3.
  • Melba toast's daily need coverage for manganese is 35% higher.
  • Shortcake has 8 times more saturated fat than melba toast. Shortcake has 3.772g of saturated fat, while melba toast has 0.445g.

We used Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe and Crackers, melba toast, plain types in this comparison.

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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 11% 62% 9.4% 95% 25% 13% 61% 66% 43% 93%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 42% 28% 18% 139% 96% 55% 84% 78% 147% 190%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +120.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -15.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +268.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +90.6%
Contains more IronIron +45.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +280.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +318.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +242.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +104.7%

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 0.67% 6% 0% 0% 78% 63% 48% 15% 6.9% 8.8% 0% 40% 0%
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% 8.6% 0% 103% 63% 77% 42% 23% 0% 2.3% 93% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +32.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +59.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +179.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +226.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +134%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.273mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shortcake Melba toast DV% diff.
Manganese 0.33mg 1.13mg 35%
Selenium 17µg 34.8µg 32%
Fiber 6.3g 25%
Copper 0.076mg 0.289mg 24%
Folate 53µg 124µg 18%
Fats 14.2g 3.2g 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.632g 1.282g 16%
Saturated fat 3.772g 0.445g 15%
Iron 2.54mg 3.7mg 15%
Zinc 0.48mg 2.01mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 6.045g 0.782g 13%
Protein 6.1g 12.1g 12%
Calcium 205mg 93mg 11%
Vitamin B3 2.573mg 4.113mg 10%
Magnesium 16mg 59mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.311mg 0.413mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.248mg 0.693mg 9%
Carbs 48.5g 76.6g 9%
Phosphorus 143mg 196mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.03mg 0.098mg 5%
Sodium 506mg 598mg 4%
Choline 19.8mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 3%
Potassium 106mg 202mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0µg 3%
Calories 346kcal 390kcal 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 48.5g 70.3g N/A
Sugar 0.94g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.273mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.076mg 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.184mg 0.342mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.238mg 0.462mg 0%
Leucine 0.449mg 0.844mg 0%
Lysine 0.197mg 0.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.115mg 0.214mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.302mg 0.596mg 0%
Valine 0.273mg 0.52mg 0%
Histidine 0.14mg 0.261mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 14% 49% 28% 3%
Protein: 6.1 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 48.5 g
Water: 28.4 g
Other: 2.8 g
12% 3% 77% 5% 3%
Protein: 12.1 g
Fats: 3.2 g
Carbs: 76.6 g
Water: 5.1 g
Other: 3 g
Contains more FatsFats +343.8%
Contains more WaterWater +456.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +98.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57.9%
~equal in Other ~3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 45% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.772 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.045 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.632 g
18% 31% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.445 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.782 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.282 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +673%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +183.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.2%

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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. Shortcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174941/nutrients
  2. Melba toast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174977/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.