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Wheat Bread vs. Margarine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wheat Bread and margarine

  • Wheat Bread has more selenium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and phosphorus; however, margarine has more vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin E.
  • Margarine's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 73% more.
  • Wheat Bread is lower in saturated fat.
  • Wheat Bread has a higher glycemic index than margarine.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bread, wheat, toasted and Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt.

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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 2.1% 0.9% 1.6% 2.3% 0% 0% 2.1% 0.26% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1866.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1138.9%
Contains more IronIron +6716.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3660%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%

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 0.67% 273% 180% 0% 2.5% 8.5% 0.43% 0% 2.1% 13% 233% 0.75% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4290%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +932.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27073.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1600%
Contains more FolateFolate +8500%
Contains more CholineCholine +78.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3650%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1531.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0.2mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Margarine DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 24.302g 151%
Fats 4.27g 80.71g 118%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 38.877g 95%
Vitamin A 0µg 819µg 91%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 93µg 73%
Saturated fat 0.989g 15.189g 65%
Selenium 33.4µg 0µg 61%
Manganese 1.377mg 60%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 9mg 58%
Iron 4.09mg 0.06mg 50%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 0.023mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.01mg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.037mg 27%
Protein 12.96g 0.16g 26%
Phosphorus 188mg 5mg 26%
Sodium 601mg 2mg 26%
Copper 0.198mg 0mg 22%
Folate 86µg 1µg 21%
Calories 313kcal 717kcal 20%
Fiber 4.7g 0g 19%
Carbs 55.77g 0.7g 18%
Calcium 165mg 3mg 16%
Zinc 1.47mg 0mg 13%
Magnesium 59mg 3mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0.009mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 9%
Potassium 223mg 18mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.1µg 4%
Choline 22.1mg 12.4mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 51.07g 0.7g N/A
Sugar 6.42g 0g N/A
Trans fat 14.89g 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 N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 21.522g 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
81% 17% 2%
Protein: 0.16 g
Fats: 80.71 g
Carbs: 0.7 g
Water: 16.52 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +8000%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +7867.1%
Contains more WaterWater +46.7%
Contains more OtherOther +45%
Contains more FatsFats +1790.2%

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
19% 50% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 15.189 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 38.877 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.302 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3715.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1312.9%

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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. Margarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173585/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.