Multigrain bread vs. Melba toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between multigrain bread and melba toast?

Multigrain bread is richer in manganese, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and fiber, yet melba toast is richer in vitamin B1, folate, iron, vitamin B2, and carbs.
Multigrain bread's daily need coverage for manganese is 47% higher.
Multigrain bread has 3 times more vitamin B6 than melba toast. Multigrain bread has 0.286mg of vitamin B6, while melba toast has 0.098mg.
Multigrain bread contains less sodium.

We used Bread, multi-grain, toasted (includes whole-grain) and Crackers, melba toast, plain types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Multigrain bread

Melba toast

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+44.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+19.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+23.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+26%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-30.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+94.8%

Contains more IronIron

+36%

~equal in Copper ~0.289mg

~equal in Zinc ~2.01mg

~equal in Selenium ~34.8µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Multigrain bread

Melba toast

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+191.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+70%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+89.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+77.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.43mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.113mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	2.201mg	1.13mg	47%
Vitamin B1	0.243mg	0.413mg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.286mg	0.098mg	14%
Folate	70µg	124µg	14%
Iron	2.72mg	3.7mg	12%
Carbs	47.11g	76.6g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.142mg	0.273mg	10%
Sodium	414mg	598mg	8%
Fiber	8.1g	6.3g	7%
Phosphorus	247mg	196mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.365mg	0.693mg	7%
Magnesium	85mg	59mg	6%
Calories	288kcal	390kcal	5%
Protein	14.52g	12.1g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.035g	1.282g	5%
Fructose	2.67g		3%
Fats	4.6g	3.2g	2%
Calcium	111mg	93mg	2%
Copper	0.307mg	0.289mg	2%
Selenium	35.8µg	34.8µg	2%
Vitamin B3	4.394mg	4.113mg	2%
Choline	28.8mg	19.8mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.948g	0.445g	2%
Potassium	250mg	202mg	1%
Zinc	1.85mg	2.01mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.5µg	0.9µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	198kcal	322kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	35g	26g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	4.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	39.01g	70.3g	N/A
Sugar	6.94g	0.94g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.4mg	0.43mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.826g	0.782g	0%
Tryptophan	0.135mg	0.14mg	0%
Threonine	0.294mg	0.342mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.351mg	0.462mg	0%
Leucine	0.604mg	0.844mg	0%
Lysine	0.314mg	0.28mg	0%
Methionine	0.15mg	0.214mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.421mg	0.596mg	0%
Valine	0.432mg	0.52mg	0%
Histidine	0.215mg	0.261mg	0%