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Crouton vs. Bran raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between crouton and bran raw

  • Crouton has more vitamin B3; however, bran raw is higher in manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, fiber, copper, vitamin B5, and zinc.
  • Bran raw covers your daily manganese needs 223% more than crouton.
  • Bran raw contains 175 times less sodium than crouton. Crouton contains 698mg of sodium, while bran raw contains 4mg.
  • The glycemic index of crouton is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Croutons, plain and Oat bran, raw.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 168% 17% 50% 203% 134% 85% 315% 0.52% 734% 247%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +31%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +658.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +356.5%
Contains more IronIron +32.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +147.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +249.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +538.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1026%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20.5%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 20% 0% 293% 51% 18% 90% 38% 0% 8% 39% 18%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +23.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +482.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +153.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +87.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +248.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +534.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crouton Bran raw DV% diff.
Manganese 0.5mg 5.63mg 223%
Phosphorus 115mg 734mg 88%
Magnesium 31mg 235mg 49%
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 1.17mg 46%
Fiber 5.1g 15.4g 41%
Sodium 698mg 4mg 30%
Vitamin B3 5.439mg 0.934mg 28%
Copper 0.163mg 0.403mg 27%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 1.494mg 21%
Folate 132µg 52µg 20%
Zinc 0.89mg 3.11mg 20%
Iron 4.08mg 5.41mg 17%
Selenium 37.5µg 45.2µg 14%
Potassium 124mg 566mg 13%
Protein 11.9g 17.3g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0.165mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.273g 2.766g 10%
Calories 407kcal 246kcal 8%
Vitamin E 1.01mg 7%
Choline 32.2mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.22mg 4%
Vitamin K 3.2µg 3%
Calcium 76mg 58mg 2%
Carbs 73.5g 66.22g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 3.059g 2.376g 2%
Saturated fat 1.51g 1.328g 1%
Fats 6.6g 7.03g 1%
Net carbs 68.4g 50.82g N/A
Sugar 1.45g N/A
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0.335mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.502mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0.668mg 0%
Leucine 0.832mg 1.374mg 0%
Lysine 0.278mg 0.76mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0.335mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.586mg 0.908mg 0%
Valine 0.514mg 0.964mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0.41mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 7% 74% 6% 3%
Protein: 11.9 g
Fats: 6.6 g
Carbs: 73.5 g
Water: 5.5 g
Other: 2.5 g
17% 7% 66% 7% 3%
Protein: 17.3 g
Fats: 7.03 g
Carbs: 66.22 g
Water: 6.55 g
Other: 2.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +45.4%
Contains more WaterWater +19.1%
Contains more OtherOther +16%
~equal in Fats ~7.03g
~equal in Carbs ~66.22g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 52% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.059 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.273 g
21% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.328 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.376 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.766 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +117.3%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/nutrients
  2. Bran raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168872/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.