Shortcake vs. Waffle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between shortcake and waffle

Shortcake has more monounsaturated fat; however, waffle is higher in selenium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and polyunsaturated fat.
Waffle covers your daily need for selenium, 53% more than shortcake.
Shortcake has 2 times more monounsaturated fat than waffle. While shortcake has 6.045g of monounsaturated fat, waffle has only 3.521g.
Waffle has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe and Waffles, plain, prepared from recipe.

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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

Waffle

Contains more CopperCopper	+22.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+24.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+24.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+50%
Contains more ZincZinc	+41.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+32.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+171.8%

~equal in Iron ~2.31mg

~equal in Sodium ~511mg

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

Waffle

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+18.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+24.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+15.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+261.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+27.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+95.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+257.1%

~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	46.2µg	53%
Cholesterol	3mg	69mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.632g	6.785g	21%
Vitamin B12	0.07µg	0.25µg	8%
Phosphorus	143mg	190mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.272mg	0.347mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	6.045g	3.521g	6%
Carbs	48.5g	32.9g	5%
Calcium	205mg	255mg	5%
Vitamin A	18µg	65µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.248mg	0.485mg	5%
Protein	6.1g	7.9g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.311mg	0.263mg	4%
Saturated fat	3.772g	2.866g	4%
Calories	346kcal	291kcal	3%
Iron	2.54mg	2.31mg	3%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.265mg	3%
Vitamin B3	2.573mg	2.073mg	3%
Potassium	106mg	159mg	2%
Copper	0.076mg	0.062mg	2%
Zinc	0.48mg	0.68mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.03mg	0.056mg	2%
Folate	53µg	46µg	2%
Magnesium	16mg	19mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	2.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	567kcal	368kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	34g	N/A
Fats	14.2g	14.1g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	3.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.4mg	0%
Net carbs	48.5g	32.9g	N/A
Sodium	506mg	511mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.076mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.184mg	0.289mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.238mg	0.362mg	0%
Leucine	0.449mg	0.63mg	0%
Lysine	0.197mg	0.384mg	0%
Methionine	0.115mg	0.179mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.302mg	0.395mg	0%
Valine	0.273mg	0.409mg	0%
Histidine	0.14mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.006g	N/A