Fast food vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between fast food and french toast?

Fast food is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B1,2, iron, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and folate, while french toast is higher in vitamin A.
French toast's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 28% higher.
French toast has 4 times less zinc than fast food. Fast food has 2.52mg of zinc, while french toast has 0.67mg.
French toast is lower in saturated fat.

We used Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk types in this comparison.

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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.

Fast food

French toast

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+58.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+47%
Contains more IronIron	+83.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+108.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+276.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-30.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+89.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+61.3%

~equal in Selenium ~20.1µg

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.

Fast food

French toast

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+55.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+13.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+245%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+186.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+187.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+86%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1277.8%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.549mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	33mg	116mg	28%
Vitamin B3	5.617mg	1.628mg	25%
Vitamin B12	0.89µg	0.31µg	24%
Protein	16.52g	7.7g	18%
Iron	3.06mg	1.67mg	17%
Zinc	2.52mg	0.67mg	17%
Vitamin A	9µg	124µg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.212mg	0.074mg	11%
Starch	22.87g		9%
Vitamin B1	0.317mg	0.204mg	9%
Folate	80µg	43µg	9%
Saturated fat	4.493g	2.723g	8%
Manganese	0.357mg	0.188mg	7%
Fiber	1.7g		7%
Copper	0.121mg	0.058mg	7%
Choline	34.4mg		6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.68g	2.594g	6%
Sodium	331mg	479mg	6%
Calcium	62mg	100mg	4%
Vitamin K	4.9µg		4%
Fructose	2.27g		3%
Vitamin B2	0.363mg	0.321mg	3%
Calories	297kcal	229kcal	3%
Vitamin E	0.38mg		3%
Phosphorus	134mg	117mg	2%
Potassium	197mg	134mg	2%
Magnesium	27mg	17mg	2%
Carbs	31.5g	25g	2%
Fats	12.01g	10.8g	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Monounsaturated fat	4.835g	4.524g	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	29.8g	25g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU		0%
Sugar	4.88g		N/A
Selenium	20.3µg	20.1µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.53mg	0.549mg	0%
Trans fat	0.514g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.144mg	0.094mg	0%
Threonine	0.46mg	0.305mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.642mg	0.375mg	0%
Leucine	1.13mg	0.621mg	0%
Lysine	0.785mg	0.413mg	0%
Methionine	0.306mg	0.188mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.67mg	0.389mg	0%
Valine	0.728mg	0.419mg	0%
Histidine	0.402mg	0.179mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.121g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.391g		N/A