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Wheat Bread vs. Italian bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat Bread and italian bread different?

  • Wheat Bread is richer in manganese, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B3, selenium, calcium, vitamin B6, magnesium, and vitamin B2, while italian bread is higher in folate.
  • Wheat Bread covers your daily need for manganese, 40% more than italian bread.
  • Wheat Bread contains 3 times more vitamin B6 than italian bread. Wheat Bread contains 0.153mg of vitamin B6, while italian bread contains 0.048mg.

Bread, wheat, toasted and Bread, italian types were 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 19% 23% 9.7% 110% 64% 23% 44% 72% 61% 148%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +118.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +111.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +102.7%
Contains more IronIron +39.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +70.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +82.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +196.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22.8%
~equal in Copper ~0.191mg
~equal in Sodium ~550mg

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 0% 0% 5.8% 0% 118% 67% 82% 23% 11% 0% 3% 143% 8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +42.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +218.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +375%
Contains more CholineCholine +51.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +122.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.473mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Italian bread DV% diff.
Manganese 1.377mg 0.464mg 40%
Folate 86µg 191µg 26%
Iron 4.09mg 2.94mg 14%
Phosphorus 188mg 103mg 12%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 4.381mg 12%
Selenium 33.4µg 27.2µg 11%
Calcium 165mg 78mg 9%
Magnesium 59mg 27mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0.048mg 8%
Protein 12.96g 8.8g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.292mg 7%
Fiber 4.7g 3.2g 6%
Zinc 1.47mg 0.86mg 6%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 1.2µg 4%
Saturated fat 0.989g 0g 4%
Potassium 223mg 110mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.473mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 0.378mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 1.39g 2%
Calories 313kcal 271kcal 2%
Sodium 601mg 550mg 2%
Carbs 55.77g 50.1g 2%
Copper 0.198mg 0.191mg 1%
Choline 22.1mg 14.6mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 0.812g 1%
Fats 4.27g 3.5g 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.07g 46.9g N/A
Sugar 6.42g 3.17g N/A
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.29mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.103mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0.245mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0.333mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 0.614mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.197mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.156mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0.433mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 0.376mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.188mg 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
9% 4% 50% 36% 2%
Protein: 8.8 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 50.1 g
Water: 35.7 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +47.3%
Contains more FatsFats +22%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.3%
Contains more OtherOther +45.8%
Contains more WaterWater +47.3%

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
37% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.812 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.39 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Italian bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174913/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.