Melba toast leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided
Amaranth, cooked: 100 g · Melba toast: 100 g.
The verdict
Melba toast comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth, cooked for less sodium and more magnesium.
Pick Melba toast for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy102 kcal390 kcal
- Proteinmore is better3.8 g12.1 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.69 g76.6 g
- Fibermore is better2.1 g6.3 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—0.94 g
- Total fat1.58 g3.2 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.45 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN6 mg598 mg
- Potassiummore is better135 mg202 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better47 mg93 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better2.1 mg3.7 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN65 mg59 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better—0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

