Butter vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between butter and french toast

Butter is richer in vitamin A, yet french toast is richer in selenium, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and folate.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for butter is 239% higher.
Butter contains 5 times more vitamin A than french toast. Butter contains 2499IU of vitamin A, while french toast contains 503IU.
French toast contains less saturated fat.
Butter has a lower glycemic index than french toast.

Food types used in this article are Butter, without salt and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk.

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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.

Butter

French toast

Contains less SodiumSodium

-97.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+750%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+316.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+458.3%
Contains more IronIron	+8250%
Contains more CopperCopper	+262.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+644.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+387.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1910%

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.

Butter

French toast

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+451.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3980%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+844.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3776.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+399.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+82.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1333.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	2.723g	217%
Fats	81.11g	10.8g	108%
Vitamin A	684µg	124µg	62%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	4.524g	47%
Selenium	1µg	20.1µg	35%
Cholesterol	215mg	116mg	33%
Calories	717kcal	229kcal	24%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.321mg	22%
Iron	0.02mg	1.67mg	21%
Sodium	11mg	479mg	20%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.204mg	17%
Vitamin E	2.32mg		15%
Protein	0.85g	7.7g	14%
Phosphorus	24mg	117mg	13%
Folate	3µg	43µg	10%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	1.628mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.549mg	9%
Manganese	0.004mg	0.188mg	8%
Calcium	24mg	100mg	8%
Carbs	0.06g	25g	8%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.31µg	6%
Vitamin K	7µg		6%
Zinc	0.09mg	0.67mg	5%
Copper	0.016mg	0.058mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.074mg	5%
Magnesium	2mg	17mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	2.594g	3%
Potassium	24mg	134mg	3%
Choline	18.8mg		3%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	25g	N/A
Sugar	0.06g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.094mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	0.305mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	0.375mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	0.621mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	0.413mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.188mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	0.389mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	0.419mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.179mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.315g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.166g		N/A