Doughnuts vs. Dinner rolls — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between doughnuts and dinner rolls

Doughnuts have more phosphorus and vitamin E; however, dinner rolls are richer in selenium, vitamin B3, iron, calcium, vitamin B1, manganese, and vitamin B2.
Doughnuts cover your daily saturated fat needs 49% more than dinner rolls.
Dinner rolls have 7 times less vitamin E than doughnuts. Doughnuts have 1.99mg of vitamin E, while dinner rolls have 0.28mg.
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 Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned) and Rolls, dinner, plain, commercially prepared (includes brown-and-serve).

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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.

Doughnuts

Dinner rolls

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+113.1%

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%

~equal in Potassium ~139mg

~equal in Sodium ~467mg

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.

Doughnuts

Dinner rolls

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

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%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~10.6µg

~equal in Folate ~101µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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