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

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A recap on the differences between roti (Chapati) and french bread

Roti (Chapati) has more manganese, fiber, vitamin B6, copper, and magnesium; however, french bread is higher in folate, iron, and vitamin B2.
Roti (Chapati) covers your daily manganese needs 51% more than french bread.
French bread contains 7 times less saturated fat than roti (Chapati). Roti (Chapati) contains 3.311g of saturated fat, while french bread contains 0.502g.
The glycemic index of french bread is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, chapati or roti, whole wheat, commercially prepared, frozen and Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough).

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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)

French bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+80.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+40%
Contains more CopperCopper	+52.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+46.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-58.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+204.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+30.6%
Contains more IronIron	+75.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+11.7%

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.

Roti (Chapati)

French bread

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+189.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+191.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+560%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+105.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+16.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+211.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+124.4%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.427mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.616mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.747mg	0.573mg	51%
Fiber	9.7g	3.1g	26%
Folate	45µg	140µg	24%
Iron	2.2mg	3.87mg	21%
Sodium	298mg	720mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.37mg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.28mg	0.096mg	14%
Starch	33.67g		14%
Saturated fat	3.311g	0.502g	13%
Fats	9.2g	2.14g	11%
Protein	7.85g	13g	10%
Copper	0.229mg	0.15mg	9%
Magnesium	56mg	31mg	6%
Selenium	26.6µg	29.7µg	6%
Phosphorus	158mg	126mg	5%
Carbs	46.13g	61.93g	5%
Vitamin B3	4.61mg	5.38mg	5%
Zinc	1.54mg	1.05mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	2.091g	0.386g	4%
Vitamin K	3.3µg	0.5µg	2%
Potassium	196mg	140mg	2%
Choline	7.8mg	17.5mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.55mg	0.19mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.45mg	0.427mg	2%
Calories	299kcal	319kcal	1%
Vitamin B5	0.56mg	0.616mg	1%
Calcium	36mg	47mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	36.43g	58.83g	N/A
Sugar	2.93g	3.59g	N/A
Trans fat	0.029g		N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	0.761g	0.83g	0%
Tryptophan		0.134mg	0%
Threonine		0.316mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.416mg	0%
Leucine		0.762mg	0%
Lysine		0.328mg	0%
Methionine		0.168mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.543mg	0%
Valine		0.476mg	0%
Histidine		0.234mg	0%
Fructose	0.27g		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.027g	0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.72g		N/A