Shortcake vs. Cinnamon roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between shortcake and cinnamon roll

Shortcake has more iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and selenium; however, cinnamon roll is richer in fats.
Cinnamon roll covers your daily saturated fat needs 44% more than shortcake.
Cinnamon roll has 2 times less vitamin B2 than shortcake. Shortcake has 0.272mg of vitamin B2, while cinnamon roll has 0.138mg.
Cinnamon roll contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe and Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns).

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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.

Shortcake

Cinnamon roll

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+14.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12%
Contains more IronIron	+85.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+22.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+13%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+30.8%

Contains more ZincZinc	+10.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-39.7%

~equal in Potassium ~102mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~131mg

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.

Shortcake

Cinnamon roll

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+47.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+97.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+128.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+35.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.404mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	3.772g	12.649g	40%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		3.352g	20%
Fats	14.2g	26.61g	19%
Iron	2.54mg	1.37mg	15%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.225g	14%
Vitamin K		15.2µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.272mg	0.138mg	10%
Sodium	506mg	305mg	9%
Vitamin E		1.15mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.311mg	0.211mg	8%
Starch		16.39g	7%
Selenium	17µg	13µg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	6.045g	8.723g	7%
Calories	346kcal	452kcal	5%
Fiber		1.2g	5%
Folate	53µg	72µg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.07µg	0.16µg	4%
Protein	6.1g	4.45g	3%
Calcium	205mg	183mg	2%
Copper	0.076mg	0.062mg	2%
Phosphorus	143mg	131mg	2%
Vitamin A	18µg	0µg	2%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.292mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.248mg	0.337mg	2%
Choline		10.6mg	2%
Cholesterol	3mg	5mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.573mg	2.404mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.03mg	0.038mg	1%
Fructose		1.11g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	0.98g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	567kcal	1016kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	0.98	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	48.5g	47.4g	N/A
Carbs	48.5g	48.6g	0%
Magnesium	16mg	14mg	0%
Potassium	106mg	102mg	0%
Sugar		25.7g	N/A
Zinc	0.48mg	0.53mg	0%
Trans fat		0.295g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	3.632g	3.676g	0%
Tryptophan	0.076mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.184mg	0.176mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.238mg	0.226mg	0%
Leucine	0.449mg	0.41mg	0%
Lysine	0.197mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.115mg	0.104mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.302mg	0.264mg	0%
Valine	0.273mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.14mg	0.126mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A