Shortcake vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between shortcake and french toast

Shortcake is higher in iron, calcium, vitamin B1, carbs, manganese, and vitamin B3, yet french toast is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B12, and vitamin B5.
French toast covers your daily cholesterol needs 38% more than shortcake.
Shortcake contains 2 times more calcium than french toast. While shortcake contains 205mg of calcium, french toast contains only 100mg.
The amount of cholesterol in shortcake is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk.

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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

French toast

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+105%
Contains more IronIron	+52.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+22.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+75.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+39.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+18.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

~equal in Sodium ~479mg

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

French toast

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+52.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+58%
Contains more FolateFolate	+23.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+588.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+18%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+146.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+342.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	3mg	116mg	38%
Vitamin A	18µg	124µg	12%
Calcium	205mg	100mg	11%
Iron	2.54mg	1.67mg	11%
Vitamin B12	0.07µg	0.31µg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.311mg	0.204mg	9%
Carbs	48.5g	25g	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.632g	2.594g	7%
Calories	346kcal	229kcal	6%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.188mg	6%
Selenium	17µg	20.1µg	6%
Vitamin B3	2.573mg	1.628mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.248mg	0.549mg	6%
Fats	14.2g	10.8g	5%
Saturated fat	3.772g	2.723g	5%
Phosphorus	143mg	117mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.272mg	0.321mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	6.045g	4.524g	4%
Protein	6.1g	7.7g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.03mg	0.074mg	3%
Folate	53µg	43µg	3%
Copper	0.076mg	0.058mg	2%
Zinc	0.48mg	0.67mg	2%
Potassium	106mg	134mg	1%
Sodium	506mg	479mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	3.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	567kcal	297kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	44g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	2.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	48.5g	25g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	17mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.076mg	0.094mg	0%
Threonine	0.184mg	0.305mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.238mg	0.375mg	0%
Leucine	0.449mg	0.621mg	0%
Lysine	0.197mg	0.413mg	0%
Methionine	0.115mg	0.188mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.302mg	0.389mg	0%
Valine	0.273mg	0.419mg	0%
Histidine	0.14mg	0.179mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.01g	N/A