Yellow cake vs. Melba toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between yellow cake and melba toast

Yellow cake is richer in vitamin E and fats, while melba toast is higher in selenium, manganese, vitamin B1, folate, protein, iron, and vitamin B3.
Melba toast covers your daily selenium needs 53% more than yellow cake.
Yellow cake has 13 times more saturated fat than melba toast. Yellow cake has 5.793g of saturated fat, while melba toast has 0.445g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, yellow, commercially prepared, with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery and Crackers, melba toast, plain.

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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.

Yellow cake

Melba toast

Contains less SodiumSodium

-48.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+195%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+190.6%
Contains more IronIron	+82.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+81.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+378.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+42%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+409%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+489.8%

~equal in Potassium ~202mg

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.

Yellow cake

Melba toast

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+946.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2688.9%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+860.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+193.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+414.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+320%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+463.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	5.9µg	34.8µg	53%
Manganese	0.222mg	1.13mg	39%
Vitamin B1	0.043mg	0.413mg	31%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.474g		30%
Vitamin E	4.5mg	0.43mg	27%
Folate	22µg	124µg	26%
Saturated fat	5.793g	0.445g	24%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	3.999g		24%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.728g	1.282g	23%
Fats	17.75g	3.2g	22%
Iron	2.03mg	3.7mg	21%
Vitamin B3	0.8mg	4.113mg	21%
Vitamin K	25.1µg	0.9µg	20%
Fiber	1.5g	6.3g	19%
Protein	3.16g	12.1g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	7.214g	0.782g	16%
Copper	0.159mg	0.289mg	14%
Zinc	0.42mg	2.01mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.273mg	14%
Sodium	310mg	598mg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.165mg	0.693mg	11%
Magnesium	20mg	59mg	9%
Phosphorus	138mg	196mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.098mg	8%
Carbs	55.36g	76.6g	7%
Calcium	32mg	93mg	6%
Cholesterol	16mg	0mg	5%
Starch	8.55g		4%
Calories	379kcal	390kcal	1%
Vitamin D*	6 IU	0 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	0µg	1%
Fructose	0.62g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.83g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1199kcal	322kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	26g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.1	4.6	N/A
Net carbs	53.86g	70.3g	N/A
Potassium	187mg	202mg	0%
Sugar	39.22g	0.94g	N/A
Trans fat	1.313g		N/A
Choline	17.4mg	19.8mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.14mg	0%
Threonine		0.342mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.462mg	0%
Leucine		0.844mg	0%
Lysine		0.28mg	0%
Methionine		0.214mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.596mg	0%
Valine		0.52mg	0%
Histidine		0.261mg	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.026g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.004g		N/A