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Wheat Bread vs. Cassava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat Bread and cassava different?

  • Wheat Bread is higher in selenium, iron, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and calcium; however, cassava is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for wheat Bread is 59% higher.
  • Wheat Bread contains 43 times more sodium than cassava. While wheat Bread contains 601mg of sodium, cassava contains only 14mg.
  • Wheat Bread has a lower glycemic index (60) than cassava (94).

Bread, wheat, toasted and Cassava, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +181%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +931.3%
Contains more IronIron +1414.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +98%
Contains more ZincZinc +332.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +596.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +258.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4671.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.7%

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 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
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 69% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20% 13%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +26.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +404.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +695.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +631.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +326.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +73.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +218.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +10200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~23.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Cassava DV% diff.
Selenium 33.4µg 0.7µg 59%
Iron 4.09mg 0.27mg 48%
Manganese 1.377mg 0.384mg 43%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 0.854mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.087mg 29%
Sodium 601mg 14mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.048mg 26%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 20.6mg 23%
Protein 12.96g 1.36g 23%
Phosphorus 188mg 27mg 23%
Folate 86µg 27µg 15%
Calcium 165mg 16mg 15%
Fiber 4.7g 1.8g 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 0.048g 11%
Copper 0.198mg 0.1mg 11%
Zinc 1.47mg 0.34mg 10%
Magnesium 59mg 21mg 9%
Calories 313kcal 160kcal 8%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 0.107mg 7%
Carbs 55.77g 38.06g 6%
Fats 4.27g 0.28g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0.088mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.989g 0.074g 4%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 1.9µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 0.075g 2%
Potassium 223mg 271mg 1%
Net carbs 51.07g 36.26g N/A
Sugar 6.42g 1.7g N/A
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.19mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Choline 22.1mg 23.7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0.027mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0.026mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.02mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 g
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +852.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1425%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.5%
Contains more OtherOther +346.8%
Contains more WaterWater +146.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 g
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1258.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3483.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.5%

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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. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/nutrients
  2. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/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.