Shortcake vs. Popovers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between shortcake and popovers

Shortcake is higher in calcium, vitamin B2, and phosphorus, yet popovers are higher in selenium, folate, manganese, copper, and vitamin B1.
Popovers cover your daily selenium needs 37% more than shortcake.
Shortcake contains 6 times more calcium than popovers. While shortcake contains 205mg of calcium, popovers contain only 32mg.
The amount of saturated fat in popovers is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe and Popovers, dry mix, enriched.

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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

Popovers

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+540.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+43%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-44.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+56.3%
Contains more IronIron	+16.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+125%
Contains more ZincZinc	+83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+124.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+121.2%

~equal in Potassium ~100mg

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

Popovers

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+85%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+38.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+31.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+93.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+40%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+14.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+173.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	17µg	37.6µg	37%
Folate	53µg	145µg	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.632g	0.823g	19%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.741mg	18%
Calcium	205mg	32mg	17%
Sodium	506mg	906mg	17%
Fats	14.2g	4.3g	15%
Saturated fat	3.772g	0.983g	13%
Copper	0.076mg	0.171mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.311mg	0.43mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.272mg	0.147mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	6.045g	1.984g	10%
Protein	6.1g	10.4g	9%
Carbs	48.5g	71g	8%
Phosphorus	143mg	100mg	6%
Iron	2.54mg	2.97mg	5%
Vitamin B3	2.573mg	3.378mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.248mg	0.48mg	5%
Zinc	0.48mg	0.88mg	4%
Magnesium	16mg	25mg	2%
Vitamin A	18µg	0µg	2%
Calories	346kcal	371kcal	1%
Cholesterol	3mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.03mg	0.042mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	2.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	567kcal	357kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	2.9	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	48.5g	71g	N/A
Potassium	106mg	100mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.07µg	0.08µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.076mg	0.123mg	0%
Threonine	0.184mg	0.293mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.238mg	0.407mg	0%
Leucine	0.449mg	0.747mg	0%
Lysine	0.197mg	0.249mg	0%
Methionine	0.115mg	0.191mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.302mg	0.517mg	0%
Valine	0.273mg	0.458mg	0%
Histidine	0.14mg	0.229mg	0%