French bread vs. Roti (Chapati) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between french bread and roti (Chapati)

French bread has more folate, iron, and vitamin B2; however, roti (Chapati) is higher in manganese, fiber, vitamin B6, copper, and magnesium.
Roti (Chapati) covers your daily manganese needs 51% more than french bread.
Roti (Chapati) contains 3 times less folate than french bread. French bread contains 140µg of folate, while roti (Chapati) contains 45µg.
Roti (Chapati) has less sodium.
The glycemic index of french bread is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) and Bread, chapati or roti, whole wheat, commercially prepared, frozen.

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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.

French bread

Roti (Chapati)

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+30.6%
Contains more IronIron	+75.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+11.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+80.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+40%
Contains more CopperCopper	+52.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+46.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-58.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+204.9%

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.

French bread

Roti (Chapati)

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+105.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+16.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+211.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+124.4%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+189.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+191.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+560%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.45mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.56mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.573mg	1.747mg	51%
Fiber	3.1g	9.7g	26%
Folate	140µg	45µg	24%
Iron	3.87mg	2.2mg	21%
Sodium	720mg	298mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.18mg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.096mg	0.28mg	14%
Starch		33.67g	14%
Saturated fat	0.502g	3.311g	13%
Fats	2.14g	9.2g	11%
Protein	13g	7.85g	10%
Copper	0.15mg	0.229mg	9%
Magnesium	31mg	56mg	6%
Selenium	29.7µg	26.6µg	6%
Phosphorus	126mg	158mg	5%
Carbs	61.93g	46.13g	5%
Vitamin B3	5.38mg	4.61mg	5%
Zinc	1.05mg	1.54mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.386g	2.091g	4%
Vitamin K	0.5µg	3.3µg	2%
Potassium	140mg	196mg	2%
Choline	17.5mg	7.8mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.55mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.427mg	0.45mg	2%
Calories	319kcal	299kcal	1%
Vitamin B5	0.616mg	0.56mg	1%
Calcium	47mg	36mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	58.83g	36.43g	N/A
Sugar	3.59g	2.93g	N/A
Trans fat		0.029g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	0.83g	0.761g	0%
Tryptophan	0.134mg		0%
Threonine	0.316mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.416mg		0%
Leucine	0.762mg		0%
Lysine	0.328mg		0%
Methionine	0.168mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.543mg		0%
Valine	0.476mg		0%
Histidine	0.234mg		0%
Fructose		0.27g	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g	0.027g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.72g	N/A