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Bread, cracked-wheat vs. French bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between bread, cracked-wheat and french bread

  • Bread, cracked-wheat has more manganese, vitamin B6, fiber, and copper; however, french bread is higher in folate, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and selenium.
  • Bread, cracked-wheat covers your daily manganese needs 35% more than french bread.
  • French bread contains 3 times less vitamin B6 than bread, cracked-wheat. Bread, cracked-wheat contains 0.304mg of vitamin B6, while french bread contains 0.096mg.
  • Bread, cracked-wheat has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, cracked-wheat and Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough).

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 37% 13% 16% 105% 74% 34% 66% 70% 179% 138%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 14% 12% 145% 50% 29% 54% 94% 75% 162%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +67.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +26.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +48%
Contains more ZincZinc +18.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +21.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +139.3%
Contains more IronIron +37.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17.4%
~equal in Calcium ~47mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 90% 55% 69% 31% 70% 2.5% 0% 46% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 0% 3.8% 0% 107% 85% 101% 37% 22% 0% 1.3% 105% 9.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +19.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +129.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bread, cracked-wheat French bread DV% diff.
Manganese 1.371mg 0.573mg 35%
Folate 61µg 140µg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.304mg 0.096mg 16%
Iron 2.81mg 3.87mg 13%
Vitamin B3 3.671mg 5.38mg 11%
Fiber 5.5g 3.1g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.24mg 0.37mg 10%
Protein 8.7g 13g 9%
Copper 0.222mg 0.15mg 8%
Sodium 538mg 720mg 8%
Selenium 25.3µg 29.7µg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.358mg 0.427mg 6%
Magnesium 52mg 31mg 5%
Carbs 49.5g 61.93g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.902g 0.386g 4%
Phosphorus 153mg 126mg 4%
Choline 17.5mg 3%
Calories 260kcal 319kcal 3%
Fats 3.9g 2.14g 3%
Saturated fat 0.916g 0.502g 2%
Zinc 1.24mg 1.05mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.616mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.682g 0.83g 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0µg 1%
Potassium 177mg 140mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 44g 58.83g N/A
Calcium 43mg 47mg 0%
Sugar 3.59g N/A
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.112mg 0.134mg 0%
Threonine 0.261mg 0.316mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.338mg 0.416mg 0%
Leucine 0.606mg 0.762mg 0%
Lysine 0.244mg 0.328mg 0%
Methionine 0.148mg 0.168mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.419mg 0.543mg 0%
Valine 0.387mg 0.476mg 0%
Histidine 0.193mg 0.234mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 4% 50% 36% 2%
Protein: 8.7 g
Fats: 3.9 g
Carbs: 49.5 g
Water: 35.8 g
Other: 2.1 g
13% 2% 62% 21% 2%
Protein: 13 g
Fats: 2.14 g
Carbs: 61.93 g
Water: 20.61 g
Other: 2.32 g
Contains more FatsFats +82.2%
Contains more WaterWater +73.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +49.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25.1%
Contains more OtherOther +10.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 54% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.916 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.902 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.682 g
29% 22% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.502 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.386 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.83 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +392.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -45.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.7%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Bread, cracked-wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172672/nutrients
  2. French bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174911/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.