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Zwieback vs. Melba toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between zwieback and melba toast?

  • Zwieback is higher in vitamin E, yet melba toast is higher in iron, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, copper, fiber, zinc, and selenium.
  • Melba toast's daily need coverage for iron is 39% more.
  • Zwieback has 6 times more vitamin E than melba toast. While zwieback has 2.44mg of vitamin E, melba toast has only 0.43mg.
  • The amount of sodium in zwieback is lower.

We used Zwieback and Crackers, melba toast, plain types in this article.

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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 10% 6% 27% 23% 48% 15% 24% 30% 0% 157%
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 PotassiumPotassium +51%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +321.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +365%
Contains more IronIron +516.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +99.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +272.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +256.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +21.3%

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 18% 5.3% 49% 0% 52% 55% 25% 32% 19% 0% 2.3% 65% 5.8%
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 EVitamin E +467.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +98.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +211.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +42.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +85%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Zwieback Melba toast DV% diff.
Manganese 1.13mg 49%
Iron 0.6mg 3.7mg 39%
Phosphorus 55mg 196mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.208mg 0.413mg 17%
Vitamin B3 1.319mg 4.113mg 17%
Sodium 227mg 598mg 16%
Copper 0.145mg 0.289mg 16%
Fiber 2.5g 6.3g 15%
Zinc 0.54mg 2.01mg 13%
Vitamin E 2.44mg 0.43mg 13%
Magnesium 14mg 59mg 11%
Selenium 28.7µg 34.8µg 11%
Fats 9.7g 3.2g 10%
Saturated fat 2.525g 0.445g 9%
Folate 87µg 124µg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 4.244g 0.782g 9%
Calcium 20mg 93mg 7%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 0mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.073g 1.282g 5%
Protein 10.1g 12.1g 4%
Potassium 305mg 202mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.239mg 0.273mg 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.537mg 0.693mg 3%
Choline 10.7mg 19.8mg 2%
Calories 426kcal 390kcal 2%
Vitamin A 16µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.082mg 0.098mg 1%
Carbs 74.2g 76.6g 1%
Net carbs 71.7g 70.3g N/A
Sugar 12.5g 0.94g N/A
Vitamin K 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Trans fat 0.012g N/A
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.342mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.462mg 0%
Leucine 0.844mg 0%
Lysine 0.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.214mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.596mg 0%
Valine 0.52mg 0%
Histidine 0.261mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 10% 74% 5%
Protein: 10.1 g
Fats: 9.7 g
Carbs: 74.2 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 1.5 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 +203.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.8%
Contains more WaterWater +13.3%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
~equal in Carbs ~76.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 48% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.525 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.244 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.073 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 +442.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +61.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.4%

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