Nutrition Facts
Serving size 100g
Amount per serving
Calories 510
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 26g %40
Saturated Fat 8g %40
Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol 0mg %0
Sodium 353mg %23
Total Carbohydrate 64g %22
Dietary Fiber 1g %4
Total Sugars 22g
Protein 5g
Vitamin D 0.0IU %0
Calcium 13.0mg %1
Iron 3.0mg %16
Potassium 88mg %2
Phosphorus 66.0mg %6
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Vitamins in shortbread cookies
Vitamin D 0.0IU %0
Vitamin C 0.0mg %0
Vitamin B12 0.0µg %0
Vitamin A 1.0IU %0
Choline, total 0.9mg %0
Vitamin B6 0.1mg %5
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 0.3mg %6
Vitamin K 11.0µg %9
Vitamin E 2.4mg %16
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 3.3mg %20
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.3mg %24
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.4mg %29
Minerals in shortbread cookies
Calcium 13.0mg %1
Potassium 88.0mg %2
Magnesium 14.0mg %3
Zinc 0.5mg %4
Phosphorus 66.0mg %7
Copper 0.1mg %10
Selenium 6.2µg %11
Iron 3.0mg %17
Manganese 0.4mg %17
Sodium 353.0mg %24
Amino Acids in shortbread cookies
no information available
Fatty Acids in shortbread cookies
DHA 0.00g %0
EPA 0.00g %0
DPA 0.00g %1
Omega-3 0.89g %56
ALA 0.89g %80
"~" is missing data | Data Source
Macronutrients ratio
Carbohydrate Quality Score
Carbohydrates are made up of three components: fiber, starch, and sugar. Our score is based on Harvard research and our data analysis.
The Carbohydrate Quality Score of shortbread cookies is 1.6/100 which makes it a good quality carbohydrate food.
Protein Completeness
A protein is called complete when, proportionally to its overall amino-acid content, it has enough of each essential amino acids.
Shortbread Cookies has an incomplete source of protein.
| amino acid | mg/kg of BW | mg/g of protein |
|---|---|---|
| Met+Cys | 22 | 0 |
| Phe+Tyr | 30 | 0 |
Protein Energy Ratio
Improving the protein energy ratio of your diet can be an effective strategy of increasing your diet quality an may potentially lead to weight loss.
The protein energy ratio in shortbread cookies is 0.4 which makes it a low P:E food.
Energy density (ED)
Lowering the energy density of your food can be an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity without focusing on calorie intake.
The energy density of shortbread cookies is 5.1 which makes it a high energy density food.
How nutritious is this food?
Micronutrients in shortbread cookies as % of Recommended Daily Intake per serving.
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Nutrient Density Score for shortbread cookies is 9/100 low).
The Nutrient Density Score tells you how much of the essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids you get per calorie. It helps you get the nutrients you need without consuming excess energy.
nutrient density score
Micronutrient Ratios
Advising the ratios of micronutrients in a complete diet maybe more informative than each single nutrient on its own. The table below shows major micronutrient ratios for shortbread cookies
| Nutrient Ratio | Value | Ideal Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Omega6:Omega3 | 8.30 | <4 |
| Zinc:Copper | 5.44 | <12 |
| Potassium:Sodium | 0.25 | >2 |
| Caclcium:Magnesium | 0.93 | <2 |
| Iron:Copper | 33.33 | <15 |
| Calcium:Phosphorus | 0.20 | >1.3 |
Satiety Score
Satiety Score is a mathematical prediction of satiety based on macronutrients and micronutrients analysis of 650,000+ days of food logs.
satiety 29%
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This food is insulinogenic with high insulin load.
Our insulinogenic formula determines the degree that food will raise your insulin levels in the short term.
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