Shortcake vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between shortcake and dough

Shortcake is higher in calcium, yet dough is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, folate, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, manganese, and copper.
Dough covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 33% more than shortcake.
Shortcake contains 7 times more saturated fat than dough. While shortcake contains 3.772g of saturated fat, dough contains only 0.529g.

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

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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.

Shortcake

Dough

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

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+10.4%
Contains more IronIron	+53.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100%
Contains more ZincZinc	+116.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+74.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+68.2%

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.

Shortcake

Dough

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

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 FolateFolate	+132.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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