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Bread sticks vs. Crouton — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between bread sticks and crouton

  • Bread sticks have more vitamin B2, folate, and polyunsaturated fat; however, crouton is richer in fiber and calcium.
  • Bread sticks' daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 22% more.
  • Bread sticks contain 3 times more polyunsaturated fat than crouton. Bread sticks contain 3.628g of polyunsaturated fat, while crouton contains 1.273g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bread sticks, plain and Croutons, plain.

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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 23% 6.6% 11% 161% 63% 24% 52% 93% 73% 205%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
Contains more CopperCopper +15.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +245.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~31mg
~equal in Potassium ~124mg
~equal in Iron ~4.08mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.89mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~115mg
~equal in Sodium ~698mg
~equal in Selenium ~37.5µg

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% 20% 0% 147% 128% 99% 32% 17% 0% 5.5% 122% 8%
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% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +103.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +25.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +180.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.623mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.439mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bread sticks Crouton DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.553mg 0.272mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.628g 1.273g 16%
Folate 162µg 132µg 8%
Fiber 3g 5.1g 8%
Vitamin E 1.01mg 7%
Calcium 22mg 76mg 5%
Fats 9.5g 6.6g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.026mg 4%
Choline 14.6mg 3%
Iron 4.28mg 4.08mg 3%
Copper 0.188mg 0.163mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.589mg 0.623mg 3%
Carbs 68.4g 73.5g 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Manganese 0.557mg 0.5mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.54mg 0.429mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 3.568g 3.059g 1%
Vitamin B3 5.281mg 5.439mg 1%
Phosphorus 121mg 115mg 1%
Sodium 713mg 698mg 1%
Calories 412kcal 407kcal 0%
Protein 12g 11.9g 0%
Net carbs 65.4g 68.4g N/A
Magnesium 32mg 31mg 0%
Potassium 124mg 124mg 0%
Sugar 1.26g N/A
Zinc 0.88mg 0.89mg 0%
Selenium 37.5µg 37.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 1.41g 1.51g 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.338mg 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.458mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.835mg 0.832mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0.278mg 0%
Methionine 0.212mg 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.59mg 0.586mg 0%
Valine 0.516mg 0.514mg 0%
Histidine 0.258mg 0.255mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 10% 68% 6% 4%
Protein: 12 g
Fats: 9.5 g
Carbs: 68.4 g
Water: 6.1 g
Other: 4 g
12% 7% 74% 6% 3%
Protein: 11.9 g
Fats: 6.6 g
Carbs: 73.5 g
Water: 5.5 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +43.9%
Contains more OtherOther +60%
~equal in Protein ~11.9g
~equal in Carbs ~73.5g
~equal in Water ~5.5g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 41% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.568 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.628 g
26% 52% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.059 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.273 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +16.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +185%
~equal in Saturated fat ~1.51g

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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 sticks - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174929/nutrients
  2. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/nutrients

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

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