Shortcake vs. Murray Vanilla Wafers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shortcake and murray Vanilla Wafers different?

Shortcake is higher in phosphorus and monounsaturated fat; however, murray Vanilla Wafers are richer in vitamin B1, folate, carbs, and polyunsaturated fat.
Daily need coverage for phosphorus for shortcake is 14% higher.
Shortcake contains 2 times more monounsaturated fat than murray Vanilla Wafers. While shortcake contains 6.045g of monounsaturated fat, murray Vanilla Wafers contain only 3.9g.
Murray Vanilla Wafers have less sodium.

Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe and MURRAY, Vanilla Wafer are the varieties used in this article.

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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

Murray Vanilla Wafers

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.2%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+240.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-20.8%

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

Murray Vanilla Wafers

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+18.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+35%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.6mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.54mg		32%
Selenium	17µg		31%
Calcium	205mg		21%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.632g	6.6g	20%
Phosphorus	143mg	42mg	14%
Manganese	0.33mg		14%
Vitamin B1	0.311mg	0.42mg	9%
Folate	53µg	88µg	9%
Saturated fat	3.772g	5.7g	9%
Carbs	48.5g	72.9g	8%
Copper	0.076mg		8%
Calories	346kcal	461kcal	6%
Fiber		1.4g	6%
Fats	14.2g	17.4g	5%
Sodium	506mg	401mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.248mg		5%
Monounsaturated fat	6.045g	3.9g	5%
Protein	6.1g	4g	4%
Magnesium	16mg		4%
Zinc	0.48mg		4%
Vitamin B2	0.272mg	0.23mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.07µg		3%
Vitamin A	18µg		2%
Vitamin B6	0.03mg		2%
Cholesterol	3mg	1mg	1%
Potassium	106mg	84mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	0.87g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	567kcal	1153kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	1.8	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg		0%
Net carbs	48.5g	71.5g	N/A
Sugar		31.5g	N/A
Vitamin B3	2.573mg	2.6mg	0%
Trans fat		0.25g	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%