Wheat Bread vs. French fries — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between wheat Bread and french fries

Wheat Bread has more selenium, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, calcium, and folate; however, french fries are higher in vitamin B6.
Wheat Bread covers your daily need for selenium, 59% more than french fries.
Wheat Bread has 10 times more vitamin B2 than french fries. While wheat Bread has 0.382mg of vitamin B2, french fries have only 0.039mg.
French fries have less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, wheat, toasted and Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil.

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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.

Wheat Bread

French fries

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+68.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+816.7%
Contains more IronIron	+404.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+59.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+194%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+457.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+3611.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+159.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-65.1%

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.

Wheat Bread

French fries

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+158.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+879.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+108.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+186.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+595.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+27.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+143.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+96.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+66.5%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	33.4µg	0.9µg	59%
Manganese	1.377mg	0.247mg	49%
Iron	4.09mg	0.81mg	41%
Vitamin B2	0.382mg	0.039mg	26%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.72g	5.398g	25%
Vitamin B1	0.439mg	0.17mg	22%
Vitamin B3	6.25mg	3.004mg	20%
Protein	12.96g	3.43g	19%
Vitamin B6	0.153mg	0.372mg	17%
Sodium	601mg	210mg	17%
Fats	4.27g	14.73g	16%
Calcium	165mg	18mg	15%
Folate	86µg	30µg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	1.019g	5.969g	12%
Potassium	223mg	579mg	10%
Vitamin E	0.24mg	1.67mg	10%
Phosphorus	188mg	125mg	9%
Zinc	1.47mg	0.5mg	9%
Copper	0.198mg	0.124mg	8%
Saturated fat	0.989g	2.336g	6%
Magnesium	59mg	35mg	6%
Carbs	55.77g	41.44g	5%
Vitamin K	5.7µg	11.2µg	5%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	4.7mg	5%
Fiber	4.7g	3.8g	4%
Choline	22.1mg	36.8mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.456mg	0.58mg	2%
Calories	313kcal	312kcal	0%
Net carbs	51.07g	37.64g	N/A
Sugar	6.42g	0.3g	N/A
Trans fat		0.06g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.092mg		0%
Threonine	0.299mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.258mg		0%
Leucine	0.461mg		0%
Lysine	0.215mg		0%
Methionine	0.105mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.315mg		0%
Valine	0.31mg		0%
Histidine	0.15mg		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.161g	0.407g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0g	0.029g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		4.898g	N/A