Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
shortening
versus
vegetable broth
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in shortening and vegetable broth:
Shortening is high in calories and vegetable broth has 99% less calories than shortening - vegetable broth has 5 calories per 100 grams and shortening has 884 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, shortening is lighter in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to vegetable broth per calorie. Shortening has a macronutrient ratio of 0:0:100 and for vegetable broth, 16:69:15 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Shortening | Vegetable Broth | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | ~ | 69% |
| Fat | 100% | 15% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both vegetable broth and shortening are low in carbohydrates - vegetable broth has 0.93g of total carbs per 100 grams and shortening does not contain significant amounts.
Vegetable broth and shortening contain similar amounts of sugar - vegetable broth has 0.55g of sugar per 100 grams and shortening does not contain significant amounts.
Vegetable broth and shortening contain similar amounts of protein - vegetable broth has 0.24g of protein per 100 grams and shortening does not contain significant amounts.
Shortening is high in saturated fat and vegetable broth has 100% less saturated fat than shortening - vegetable broth has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and shortening has 25g of saturated fat.
Shortening is high in trans fat and vegetable broth has less trans fat than shortening - shortening has 13.2g of trans fat per 100 grams and vegetable broth does not contain significant amounts.
Vegetable broth and shortening contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - vegetable broth has 0.4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and shortening does not contain significant amounts.
Vegetable broth has more Vitamin A than shortening - vegetable broth has 12ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and shortening does not contain significant amounts.
Shortening has signficantly more Vitamin E than vegetable broth - shortening has 6.1mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and vegetable broth does not contain significant amounts.
Shortening has 75 times more Vitamin K than vegetable broth - vegetable broth has 0.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and shortening has 53.2ug of Vitamin K.
Vegetable broth has more riboflavin, niacin and Vitamin B6, however, shortening contains more pantothenic acid. Both shortening and vegetable broth contain significant amounts of thiamin.
| Shortening | Vegetable Broth | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.02 MG | 0.023 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.022 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.11 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.68 MG | 0.06 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.001 MG | 0.007 MG |
Vegetable broth and shortening contain similar amounts of calcium - vegetable broth has 3mg of calcium per 100 grams and shortening has 1mg of calcium.
Vegetable broth and shortening contain similar amounts of iron - vegetable broth has 0.06mg of iron per 100 grams and shortening has 0.07mg of iron.
Vegetable broth has more potassium than shortening - vegetable broth has 19mg of potassium per 100 grams and shortening does not contain significant amounts.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, shortening has more linoleic acid than vegetable broth per 100 grams.
| Shortening | Vegetable Broth | |
|---|---|---|
| other omega 6 | 0.428 G | ~ |
| linoleic acid | 26.213 G | 0.004 G |
| Total | 26.641 G | 0.004 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Shortening (Shortening, vegetable, household, composite) and Vegetable Broth (Soup, vegetable broth, ready to serve) .
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5% | calories | 5% |
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
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| G | 5% | sugar | 5% | G | |||
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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5% | saturated fat | 5% |
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| G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
| MG | 5% | cholesterol | 5% | MG | |||
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5% | sodium | 5% |
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| 5% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | iron | 5% |
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5% | magnesium | 5% |
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5% | potassium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||