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Bread sticks vs. White cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between bread sticks and white cake

  • Bread sticks have more selenium, iron, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, copper, and manganese than white cake.
  • Bread sticks' daily need coverage for selenium is 49% more.
  • Bread sticks contain 5 times more folate than white cake. Bread sticks contain 162µg of folate, while white cake contains 31µg.
  • White cake contains less sodium.
  • Bread sticks have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of bread sticks is 67, while the glycemic index of white cake is 42.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bread sticks, plain and Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting.

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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 8.6% 27% 8.7% 44% 22% 9% 30% 37% 36% 58%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.3%
Contains more IronIron +269%
Contains more CopperCopper +180.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +166.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +72.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +101.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +309.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.2%

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 0.33% 4% 2.4% 3% 32% 44% 20% 10% 6.7% 7.5% 10% 23% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +741.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +360.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +192.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +396.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +223.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +151.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +422.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +143.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +86.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bread sticks White cake DV% diff.
Selenium 37.5µg 10.7µg 49%
Iron 4.28mg 1.16mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.589mg 0.128mg 38%
Folate 162µg 31µg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.553mg 0.189mg 28%
Vitamin B3 5.281mg 1.063mg 26%
Sodium 713mg 284mg 19%
Protein 12g 4.4g 15%
Copper 0.188mg 0.067mg 13%
Manganese 0.557mg 0.277mg 12%
Saturated fat 1.41g 3.897g 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.628g 2.162g 10%
Fiber 3g 1g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.54mg 0.167mg 7%
Calcium 22mg 90mg 7%
Phosphorus 121mg 70mg 7%
Vitamin E 1.01mg 0.12mg 6%
Magnesium 32mg 12mg 5%
Zinc 0.88mg 0.33mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.029mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.06µg 3%
Calories 412kcal 356kcal 3%
Carbs 68.4g 63.2g 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 4.1µg 2%
Choline 14.6mg 6mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Fats 9.5g 10.3g 1%
Potassium 124mg 99mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 12µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 65.4g 62.2g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 1.26g 57.39g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 3.568g 3.692g 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.054mg 0%
Threonine 0.338mg 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.458mg 0.199mg 0%
Leucine 0.835mg 0.338mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0.204mg 0%
Methionine 0.212mg 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.59mg 0.228mg 0%
Valine 0.516mg 0.229mg 0%
Histidine 0.258mg 0.099mg 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
4% 10% 63% 21%
Protein: 4.4 g
Fats: 10.3 g
Carbs: 63.2 g
Water: 20.7 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +172.7%
Contains more OtherOther +185.7%
Contains more WaterWater +239.3%
~equal in Fats ~10.3g
~equal in Carbs ~63.2g

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
40% 38% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.897 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.692 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.162 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +67.8%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~3.692g

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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. White cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172698/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.