Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Wheat Bread vs. Mortadella — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on the differences between wheat Bread and mortadella

  • Wheat Bread has more manganese, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, and selenium; however, mortadella is higher in vitamin B2 and vitamin B12.
  • Mortadella covers your daily vitamin B2 needs 11740% more than wheat Bread.
  • Mortadella contains 46 times less manganese than wheat Bread. Wheat Bread contains 1.377mg of manganese, while mortadella contains 0.03mg.
  • Wheat Bread has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of wheat Bread is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, wheat, toasted and Mortadella, beef, pork.

Infographic

Wheat Bread vs Mortadella infographic
Infographic link

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 7.9% 5.4% 14% 53% 20% 57% 42% 163% 3.9% 123%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +436.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +816.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.8%
Contains more IronIron +192.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +230%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +93.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -51.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4490%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +47.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.9%

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% 4.4% 15% 30% 35308% 50% 26% 30% 185% 4% 2.3% 39%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +268.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +133.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +256.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +2766.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +39952.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +226.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.22mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.44mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Mortadella DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 153mg 11740%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.48µg 62%
Manganese 1.377mg 0.03mg 59%
Saturated fat 0.989g 9.51g 39%
Iron 4.09mg 1.4mg 34%
Fats 4.27g 25.39g 32%
Sodium 601mg 1246mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.119mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 11.38g 26%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 2.673mg 22%
Folate 86µg 3µg 21%
Selenium 33.4µg 22.6µg 20%
Cholesterol 0mg 56mg 19%
Fiber 4.7g 0g 19%
Carbs 55.77g 3.05g 18%
Copper 0.198mg 0.06mg 15%
Calcium 165mg 18mg 15%
Phosphorus 188mg 97mg 13%
Magnesium 59mg 11mg 11%
Choline 22.1mg 72.2mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 3.12g 9%
Protein 12.96g 16.37g 7%
Zinc 1.47mg 2.1mg 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 1µg 5%
Vitamin D 0IU 41IU 5%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 1.6µg 3%
Potassium 223mg 163mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0.13mg 2%
Calories 313kcal 311kcal 0%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.07g 3.05g N/A
Sugar 6.42g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.22mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 0.44mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.152mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0.633mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0.708mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 1.213mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 1.262mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.394mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0.598mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 0.735mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.52mg 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
16% 25% 3% 52% 3%
Protein: 16.37 g
Fats: 25.39 g
Carbs: 3.05 g
Water: 52.3 g
Other: 2.89 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1728.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +26.3%
Contains more FatsFats +494.6%
Contains more WaterWater +115.8%
~equal in Other ~2.89g

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
40% 47% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.12 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1016.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +81.4%

People also compare

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. Mortadella - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174573/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.