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Shortcake vs. Rye bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between shortcake and rye bread?

  • Shortcake is richer in calcium, yet rye bread is richer in selenium, manganese, folate, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, zinc, and magnesium.
  • Rye bread's daily need coverage for selenium is 25% higher.
  • Shortcake has 6 times more saturated fat than rye bread. Shortcake has 3.772g of saturated fat, while rye bread has 0.626g.

We used Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe and Bread, rye 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 29% 22% 15% 106% 62% 31% 54% 79% 107% 169%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +180.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.6%
Contains more IronIron +11.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +144.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +137.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +149.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +81.8%

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 0.67% 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 1.3% 0% 6.6% 0% 109% 77% 71% 26% 17% 0% 3% 83% 8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +39.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +23.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +77.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +107.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shortcake Rye bread DV% diff.
Selenium 17µg 30.9µg 25%
Fiber 5.8g 23%
Manganese 0.33mg 0.824mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.632g 0.799g 19%
Fats 14.2g 3.3g 17%
Saturated fat 3.772g 0.626g 14%
Folate 53µg 110µg 14%
Calcium 205mg 73mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 6.045g 1.311g 12%
Copper 0.076mg 0.186mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.311mg 0.434mg 10%
Vitamin B3 2.573mg 3.805mg 8%
Magnesium 16mg 40mg 6%
Zinc 0.48mg 1.14mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.335mg 5%
Protein 6.1g 8.5g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.248mg 0.44mg 4%
Calories 346kcal 259kcal 4%
Sodium 506mg 603mg 4%
Iron 2.54mg 2.83mg 4%
Phosphorus 143mg 125mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.03mg 0.075mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0µg 3%
Choline 14.6mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.33mg 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Potassium 106mg 166mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.4mg 0%
Carbs 48.5g 48.3g 0%
Net carbs 48.5g 42.5g N/A
Sugar 3.85g N/A
Tryptophan 0.076mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.184mg 0.255mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.238mg 0.319mg 0%
Leucine 0.449mg 0.579mg 0%
Lysine 0.197mg 0.233mg 0%
Methionine 0.115mg 0.139mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.302mg 0.411mg 0%
Valine 0.273mg 0.379mg 0%
Histidine 0.14mg 0.182mg 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
9% 3% 48% 37% 3%
Protein: 8.5 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 48.3 g
Water: 37.3 g
Other: 2.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +330.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +39.3%
Contains more WaterWater +31.3%
~equal in Carbs ~48.3g
~equal in Other ~2.6g

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
23% 48% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.626 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.311 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.799 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +361.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +354.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.4%

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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. Shortcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174941/nutrients
  2. Rye bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172684/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.