Dough vs. Shortcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between dough and shortcake

Dough is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, folate, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, manganese, and copper, yet shortcake is higher in calcium.
Dough covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 33% more than shortcake.
Dough contains 2 times more folate than shortcake. While dough contains 123µg of folate, shortcake contains only 53µg.
The amount of saturated fat in dough is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) and Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe.

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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.

Dough

Shortcake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+53.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100%
Contains more ZincZinc	+116.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+74.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+68.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+294.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+36.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15.9%

~equal in Potassium ~106mg

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.

Dough

Shortcake

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+128.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+57%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+87.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+83.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+256.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+132.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.71mg	0.311mg	33%
Selenium	28.6µg	17µg	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.855g	3.632g	19%
Fats	2.42g	14.2g	18%
Starch	44.23g		18%
Folate	123µg	53µg	18%
Iron	3.91mg	2.54mg	17%
Calcium	52mg	205mg	15%
Saturated fat	0.529g	3.772g	15%
Vitamin B3	4.817mg	2.573mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	0.362g	6.045g	14%
Vitamin B2	0.427mg	0.272mg	12%
Manganese	0.577mg	0.33mg	11%
Protein	10.75g	6.1g	9%
Fiber	2.2g		9%
Copper	0.152mg	0.076mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.107mg	0.03mg	6%
Zinc	1.04mg	0.48mg	5%
Phosphorus	105mg	143mg	5%
Calories	272kcal	346kcal	4%
Magnesium	32mg	16mg	4%
Sodium	602mg	506mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.455mg	0.248mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.07µg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	18µg	2%
Carbs	51.88g	48.5g	1%
Cholesterol	0mg	3mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.21mg		1%
Vitamin K	0.7µg		1%
Choline	8mg		1%
Fructose	0.51g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	4g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	253kcal	567kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	37g	29g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.3	2.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	49.68g	48.5g	N/A
Potassium	117mg	106mg	0%
Sugar	4.62g		N/A
Trans fat	0.005g		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%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.063g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.788g		N/A