Melba toast

as eaten · per 100 g: 390 kcal · 12.1 g protein · 6.3 g fiber

satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale

Why this score

easy to overeat

Dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

13% of kcal

7% water

16 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

How scores work

Per

Calories: 390
Protein: (13%); 12 g
Fat: (8%); 3 g
Carbohydrates: (80%); 77 g
of which sugar: 1 g
Fiber: 6 g
Sodium: 598 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Better in this aisle

Bread

Higher-scoring bread, ranked by fullness per calorie.

60
Injera3 g protein · 93 cals / 100 g
41
Whole grain white bread11 g protein · 238 cals / 100 g
41
White wheat bread11 g protein · 238 cals / 100 g
41
Reduced-calorie white bread9 g protein · 207 cals / 100 g
40
Toasted whole grain bread12 g protein · 262 cals / 100 g

Compare Melba toast with another food

Per 100 g. Source: usda-sr-legacy #174977 — listed by USDA as “Crackers, melba toast, plain”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.