Crouton vs. White bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between crouton and white bread

Crouton has more selenium, fiber, vitamin B1, copper, iron, and folate, while white bread has more calcium.
Crouton's daily need coverage for selenium is 28% higher.
White bread contains 2 times less saturated fat than crouton. Crouton contains 1.51g of saturated fat, while white bread contains 0.698g.

The food types used in this comparison are Croutons, plain and Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs).

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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.

Crouton

White bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+34.8%
Contains more IronIron	+13%
Contains more CopperCopper	+61.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+20.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+70.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+89.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-29.8%

~equal in Potassium ~126mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.536mg

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.

Crouton

White bread

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+18.9%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+24.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+234.6%

~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			DV% diff.
Selenium	37.5µg	22µg	28%
Starch		37.17g	15%
Fiber	5.1g	2.7g	10%
Sodium	698mg	490mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.623mg	0.533mg	8%
Carbs	73.5g	49.42g	8%
Copper	0.163mg	0.101mg	7%
Calcium	76mg	144mg	7%
Calories	407kcal	266kcal	7%
Monounsaturated fat	3.059g	0.599g	6%
Iron	4.08mg	3.61mg	6%
Protein	11.9g	8.85g	6%
Folate	132µg	111µg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.026mg	0.087mg	5%
Fats	6.6g	3.33g	5%
Saturated fat	1.51g	0.698g	4%
Vitamin B3	5.439mg	4.78mg	4%
Choline		14.6mg	3%
Fructose		2.43g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.273g	1.602g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.429mg	0.536mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.272mg	0.243mg	2%
Phosphorus	115mg	98mg	2%
Magnesium	31mg	23mg	2%
Manganese	0.5mg	0.536mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.22mg	1%
Zinc	0.89mg	0.74mg	1%
Net carbs	68.4g	46.72g	N/A
Potassium	124mg	126mg	0%
Sugar		5.67g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.2µg	0%
Trans fat		0.027g	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%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.166g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A