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Shortcake vs. Zwieback — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between shortcake and zwieback

  • Shortcake has more iron, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3; however, zwieback is higher in selenium, folate, and copper.
  • Shortcake covers your daily need for iron, 24% more than zwieback.
  • Shortcake has 10 times more calcium than zwieback. While shortcake has 205mg of calcium, zwieback has only 20mg.
  • Zwieback has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe and Zwieback.

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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 10% 6% 27% 23% 48% 15% 24% 30% 0% 157%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +14.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +925%
Contains more IronIron +323.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +160%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +187.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +90.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +12.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +68.8%

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 0.67% 6% 0% 0% 78% 63% 48% 15% 6.9% 8.8% 0% 40%
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 18% 5.3% 49% 0% 52% 55% 25% 32% 19% 0% 2.3% 65%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +49.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +95.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2550%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +116.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +173.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +64.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shortcake Zwieback DV% diff.
Iron 2.54mg 0.6mg 24%
Selenium 17µg 28.7µg 21%
Calcium 205mg 20mg 19%
Vitamin E 2.44mg 16%
Manganese 0.33mg 14%
Phosphorus 143mg 55mg 13%
Sodium 506mg 227mg 12%
Fiber 2.5g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.632g 2.073g 10%
Carbs 48.5g 74.2g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.311mg 0.208mg 9%
Folate 53µg 87µg 9%
Protein 6.1g 10.1g 8%
Copper 0.076mg 0.145mg 8%
Vitamin B3 2.573mg 1.319mg 8%
Fats 14.2g 9.7g 7%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 5.3mg 6%
Potassium 106mg 305mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.248mg 0.537mg 6%
Saturated fat 3.772g 2.525g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 6.045g 4.244g 5%
Calories 346kcal 426kcal 4%
Vitamin B6 0.03mg 0.082mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.239mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0µg 3%
Cholesterol 3mg 8mg 2%
Choline 10.7mg 2%
Zinc 0.48mg 0.54mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Net carbs 48.5g 71.7g N/A
Magnesium 16mg 14mg 0%
Sugar 12.5g N/A
Vitamin A 18µg 16µg 0%
Trans fat 0.012g N/A
Tryptophan 0.076mg 0%
Threonine 0.184mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.238mg 0%
Leucine 0.449mg 0%
Lysine 0.197mg 0%
Methionine 0.115mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.302mg 0%
Valine 0.273mg 0%
Histidine 0.14mg 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
10% 10% 74% 5%
Protein: 10.1 g
Fats: 9.7 g
Carbs: 74.2 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +46.4%
Contains more WaterWater +531.1%
Contains more OtherOther +86.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +65.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +53%

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
29% 48% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.525 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.244 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.073 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +42.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +75.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.1%

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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. Zwieback - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171372/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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