Roti (Chapati) vs. Crouton — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between roti (Chapati) and crouton?

Roti (Chapati) is higher in manganese, vitamin B6, fiber, and copper, yet crouton is higher in iron, folate, selenium, and vitamin B1.
Roti (Chapati)'s daily need coverage for manganese is 54% more.
Roti (Chapati) has 11 times more vitamin B6 than crouton. While roti (Chapati) has 0.28mg of vitamin B6, crouton has only 0.026mg.
The amount of saturated fat in crouton is lower.
The glycemic index of roti (Chapati) is lower.

We used Bread, chapati or roti, whole wheat, commercially prepared, frozen and Croutons, plain types 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.

Roti (Chapati)

Crouton

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+80.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+58.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+40.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+73%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+249.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+111.1%
Contains more IronIron	+85.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+41%

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.

Roti (Chapati)

Crouton

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+30.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+976.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+38.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+51.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+18%
Contains more FolateFolate	+193.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.747mg	0.5mg	54%
Iron	2.2mg	4.08mg	24%
Folate	45µg	132µg	22%
Selenium	26.6µg	37.5µg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.28mg	0.026mg	20%
Fiber	9.7g	5.1g	18%
Sodium	298mg	698mg	17%
Starch	33.67g		14%
Vitamin B1	0.45mg	0.623mg	14%
Carbs	46.13g	73.5g	9%
Protein	7.85g	11.9g	8%
Saturated fat	3.311g	1.51g	8%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.272mg	7%
Copper	0.229mg	0.163mg	7%
Phosphorus	158mg	115mg	6%
Zinc	1.54mg	0.89mg	6%
Magnesium	56mg	31mg	6%
Vitamin B3	4.61mg	5.439mg	5%
Calories	299kcal	407kcal	5%
Vitamin E	0.55mg		4%
Calcium	36mg	76mg	4%
Fats	9.2g	6.6g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.761g	1.273g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.56mg	0.429mg	3%
Vitamin K	3.3µg		3%
Potassium	196mg	124mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	2.091g	3.059g	2%
Choline	7.8mg		1%
Net carbs	36.43g	68.4g	N/A
Sugar	2.93g		N/A
Trans fat	0.029g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.14mg	0%
Threonine		0.337mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.456mg	0%
Leucine		0.832mg	0%
Lysine		0.278mg	0%
Methionine		0.211mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.586mg	0%
Valine		0.514mg	0%
Histidine		0.255mg	0%
Fructose	0.27g		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.027g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.72g		N/A