Crouton vs. Egg bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crouton and egg bread different?

Crouton is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, fiber, carbs, and folate; however, egg bread is richer in vitamin B2 and vitamin A.
Daily need coverage for cholesterol for egg bread is 17% higher.
Crouton contains 2 times more fiber than egg bread. While crouton contains 5.1g of fiber, egg bread contains only 2.3g.
Egg bread has less sodium.

Croutons, plain and Bread, egg are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Crouton

Egg bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+63.2%
Contains more IronIron	+34.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+12.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+24.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+22.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-45.6%

~equal in Potassium ~115mg

~equal in Copper ~0.162mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~106mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.5mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Crouton

Egg bread

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+12.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+52.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+25.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+60.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+146.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	0mg	51mg	17%
Vitamin B1	0.623mg	0.438mg	15%
Choline		84.3mg	15%
Sodium	698mg	380mg	14%
Iron	4.08mg	3.04mg	13%
Selenium	37.5µg	30.1µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.272mg	0.436mg	13%
Fiber	5.1g	2.3g	11%
Carbs	73.5g	47.8g	9%
Vitamin A	0µg	63µg	7%
Folate	132µg	105µg	7%
Calories	407kcal	287kcal	6%
Protein	11.9g	9.5g	5%
Vitamin B3	5.439mg	4.848mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.1µg	4%
Magnesium	31mg	19mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.429mg	0.282mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.026mg	0.064mg	3%
Vitamin D*		16 IU	2%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Calcium	76mg	93mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.26mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	3.059g	2.302g	2%
Fats	6.6g	6g	1%
Zinc	0.89mg	0.79mg	1%
Phosphorus	115mg	106mg	1%
Vitamin K		0.9µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.273g	1.106g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.9g	3.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	342kcal	302kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	35g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	2.1	N/A
Net carbs	68.4g	45.5g	N/A
Potassium	124mg	115mg	0%
Sugar		1.78g	N/A
Copper	0.163mg	0.162mg	0%
Manganese	0.5mg	0.5mg	0%
Saturated fat	1.51g	1.593g	0%
Tryptophan	0.14mg	0.112mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.306mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.456mg	0.394mg	0%
Leucine	0.832mg	0.692mg	0%
Lysine	0.278mg	0.311mg	0%
Methionine	0.211mg	0.189mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.586mg	0.475mg	0%
Valine	0.514mg	0.443mg	0%
Histidine	0.255mg	0.21mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.012g	N/A