Custard vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are custard and french toast different?

Custard is higher in vitamin B12; however, french toast is richer in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for selenium for french toast is 26% higher.
Custard contains 2 times more vitamin B12 than french toast. While custard contains 0.52µg of vitamin B12, french toast contains only 0.31µg.
Custard has less cholesterol.
Custard has a lower glycemic index (35) than french toast (67).

Egg custards, dry mix, prepared with whole milk and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk 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.

Custard

French toast

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+39%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+54.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.5%

Contains more IronIron	+391.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+93.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+31.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2585.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+235%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~117mg

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.

Custard

French toast

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+67.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+138.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+234.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+45.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+15.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+377.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	6µg	20.1µg	26%
Cholesterol	51mg	116mg	22%
Sodium	84mg	479mg	17%
Iron	0.34mg	1.67mg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.312g	2.594g	15%
Vitamin B1	0.061mg	0.204mg	12%
Fats	4g	10.8g	10%
Folate	9µg	43µg	9%
Vitamin B3	0.132mg	1.628mg	9%
Vitamin B12	0.52µg	0.31µg	9%
Vitamin A	52µg	124µg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.22mg	0.321mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	1.127g	4.524g	8%
Manganese	0.007mg	0.188mg	8%
Protein	3.99g	7.7g	7%
Vitamin D	47IU		6%
Vitamin D	1.2µg		6%
Calories	122kcal	229kcal	5%
Calcium	139mg	100mg	4%
Saturated fat	2.032g	2.723g	3%
Copper	0.03mg	0.058mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.699mg	0.549mg	3%
Potassium	207mg	134mg	2%
Carbs	17.6g	25g	2%
Choline	11.8mg		2%
Phosphorus	130mg	117mg	2%
Zinc	0.51mg	0.67mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.064mg	0.074mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	17.6g	25g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	17mg	0%
Sugar	4.82g		N/A
Vitamin E	0.06mg		0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.082mg	0.094mg	0%
Threonine	0.192mg	0.305mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.207mg	0.375mg	0%
Leucine	0.337mg	0.621mg	0%
Lysine	0.214mg	0.413mg	0%
Methionine	0.091mg	0.188mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.173mg	0.389mg	0%
Valine	0.233mg	0.419mg	0%
Histidine	0.092mg	0.179mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0.01g	N/A