Dinner rolls vs. Doughnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between dinner rolls and doughnuts

Dinner rolls have more selenium, vitamin B3, iron, calcium, vitamin B1, manganese, and vitamin B2; however, doughnuts are richer in phosphorus and vitamin E.
Doughnuts cover your daily saturated fat needs 49% more than dinner rolls.
Doughnuts have 4 times less calcium than dinner rolls. Dinner rolls have 178mg of calcium, while doughnuts have 40mg.
Dinner rolls contain less saturated fat.
Doughnuts have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of doughnuts is 75, while the glycemic index of dinner rolls is 62.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Rolls, dinner, plain, commercially prepared (includes brown-and-serve) and Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned).

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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.

Dinner rolls

Doughnuts

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+52.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+345%
Contains more IronIron	+47%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50%
Contains more ZincZinc	+98%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+74.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+165.3%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+113.1%

~equal in Potassium ~134mg

~equal in Sodium ~477mg

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.

Dinner rolls

Doughnuts

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+24.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+84.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+19.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+94%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+116.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+610.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+155.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~9.8µg

~equal in Folate ~92µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.375g	11.105g	44%
Selenium	26.8µg	10.1µg	30%
Fats	6.47g	24.93g	28%
Phosphorus	122mg	260mg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	1.881g	8.544g	17%
Vitamin B3	5.367mg	2.91mg	15%
Iron	3.72mg	2.53mg	15%
Calcium	178mg	40mg	14%
Starch		25.91g	11%
Protein	10.86g	5.31g	11%
Vitamin B1	0.526mg	0.39mg	11%
Manganese	0.582mg	0.333mg	11%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	1.99mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.509g	3.915g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.374mg	0.301mg	6%
Calories	310kcal	434kcal	6%
Copper	0.135mg	0.09mg	5%
Zinc	0.99mg	0.5mg	4%
Choline	14.6mg	37.3mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.097mg	0.05mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.13µg	0.06µg	3%
Folate	101µg	92µg	2%
Carbs	52.04g	47.06g	2%
Magnesium	26mg	17mg	2%
Cholesterol	4mg	10mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.452mg	0.377mg	2%
Fiber	2g	1.7g	1%
Vitamin K	10.6µg	9.8µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	50.04g	45.36g	N/A
Potassium	139mg	134mg	0%
Sugar	5.55g	18.15g	N/A
Sodium	467mg	477mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	4µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.081mg		0%
Threonine	0.286mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.337mg		0%
Leucine	0.729mg		0%
Lysine	0.233mg		0%
Methionine	0.145mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.506mg		0%
Valine	0.401mg		0%
Histidine	0.222mg		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.224g	0.239g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0g	0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		3.573g	N/A