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Dough vs. Multigrain bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between dough and multigrain bread

  • Dough is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B2, iron, and folate, yet multigrain bread is higher in manganese, fiber, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B6, and selenium.
  • Multigrain bread covers your daily manganese needs 71% more than dough.
  • Dough contains 3 times more vitamin B2 than multigrain bread. While dough contains 0.427mg of vitamin B2, multigrain bread contains only 0.142mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) and Bread, multi-grain, toasted (includes whole-grain).

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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.
Dough
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 16% 10% 147% 51% 28% 45% 79% 75% 156%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 33% 22% 102% 102% 50% 106% 54% 287% 195%
Contains more IronIron +43.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +165.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +113.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +113.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +102%
Contains more ZincZinc +77.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +135.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +281.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25.2%

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.
Dough
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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% 4.2% 0% 178% 99% 90% 27% 25% 0% 1.8% 92% 4.4%
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 0.33% 0% 8% 0% 61% 33% 82% 22% 66% 0% 3.8% 53% 16%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +192.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +75.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +90.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +167.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +114.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +260%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.394mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dough Multigrain bread DV% diff.
Manganese 0.577mg 2.201mg 71%
Vitamin B1 0.71mg 0.243mg 39%
Fiber 2.2g 8.1g 24%
Vitamin B2 0.427mg 0.142mg 22%
Phosphorus 105mg 247mg 20%
Starch 44.23g 18%
Copper 0.152mg 0.307mg 17%
Iron 3.91mg 2.72mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.107mg 0.286mg 14%
Magnesium 32mg 85mg 13%
Folate 123µg 70µg 13%
Selenium 28.6µg 35.8µg 13%
Sodium 602mg 414mg 8%
Protein 10.75g 14.52g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.855g 2.035g 8%
Zinc 1.04mg 1.85mg 7%
Calcium 52mg 111mg 6%
Choline 8mg 28.8mg 4%
Potassium 117mg 250mg 4%
Fructose 0.51g 2.67g 3%
Fats 2.42g 4.6g 3%
Vitamin B3 4.817mg 4.394mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.529g 0.948g 2%
Carbs 51.88g 47.11g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.455mg 0.365mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.362g 0.826g 1%
Calories 272kcal 288kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1.5µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 49.68g 39.01g N/A
Sugar 4.62g 6.94g N/A
Trans fat 0.005g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0%
Threonine 0.294mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.351mg 0%
Leucine 0.604mg 0%
Lysine 0.314mg 0%
Methionine 0.15mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.421mg 0%
Valine 0.432mg 0%
Histidine 0.215mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.788g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dough
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11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 g
15% 5% 47% 31% 2%
Protein: 14.52 g
Fats: 4.6 g
Carbs: 47.11 g
Water: 31.46 g
Other: 2.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +35.1%
Contains more FatsFats +90.1%
Contains more OtherOther +18.5%
~equal in Carbs ~47.11g
~equal in Water ~31.46g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dough
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30% 21% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.362 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.855 g
25% 22% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.948 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.826 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.035 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +128.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +138%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dough
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91% 8%
Starch: 44.23 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.4 g
Fructose: 0.51 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 3.7 g
Galactose: 0 g
26% 38% 9% 26%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.84 g
Fructose: 2.67 g
Lactose: 0.62 g
Maltose: 1.82 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +103.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +360%
Contains more FructoseFructose +423.5%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
~equal in Sucrose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172675/nutrients
  2. Multigrain bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174914/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.