Crackers vs. French bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crackers and french bread different?

Crackers are higher in vitamin K, vitamin E, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin B2; however, french bread is richer in selenium, folate, vitamin B3, and copper.
Daily need coverage for vitamin K for crackers is 57% higher.
Crackers contain 16 times more vitamin E than french bread. While crackers contain 3.03mg of vitamin E, french bread contains only 0.19mg.
French bread has less saturated fat.
Crackers have a lower glycemic index (63) than french bread (78).

Crackers, standard snack-type, regular and Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) are the varieties used 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.

Crackers

French bread

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+155.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+96.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+72.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+18.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+44.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+114.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+16.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+343.3%

~equal in Iron ~3.87mg

~equal in Sodium ~720mg

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.

Crackers

French bread

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1494.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+23.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+13760%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+23.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+47.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+52.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+52.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+82.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.427mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	13.137g	0.83g	82%
Vitamin K	69.3µg	0.5µg	57%
Selenium	6.7µg	29.7µg	42%
Fats	26.43g	2.14g	37%
Saturated fat	5.562g	0.502g	23%
Starch	49.69g		20%
Vitamin E	3.03mg	0.19mg	19%
Phosphorus	248mg	126mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	6.553g	0.386g	15%
Protein	6.64g	13g	13%
Folate	92µg	140µg	12%
Calories	510kcal	319kcal	10%
Calcium	120mg	47mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.456mg	0.37mg	7%
Vitamin B3	4.352mg	5.38mg	6%
Copper	0.104mg	0.15mg	5%
Zinc	0.49mg	1.05mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.417mg	0.616mg	4%
Manganese	0.491mg	0.573mg	4%
Fiber	2.3g	3.1g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.063mg	0.096mg	3%
Magnesium	18mg	31mg	3%
Iron	4.03mg	3.87mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.416mg	0.427mg	1%
Potassium	118mg	140mg	1%
Choline	9.6mg	17.5mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Carbs	61.3g	61.93g	0%
Net carbs	59g	58.83g	N/A
Sugar	8.18g	3.59g	N/A
Sodium	726mg	720mg	0%
Trans fat	1.076g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.084mg	0.134mg	0%
Threonine	0.193mg	0.316mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.246mg	0.416mg	0%
Leucine	0.471mg	0.762mg	0%
Lysine	0.103mg	0.328mg	0%
Methionine	0.112mg	0.168mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.331mg	0.543mg	0%
Valine	0.294mg	0.476mg	0%
Histidine	0.145mg	0.234mg	0%
Fructose	0.29g		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	1.485g	0.05g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.062g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.009g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	11.48g		N/A