French bread vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between french bread and chocolate cake

French bread is higher in selenium, folate, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and manganese; however, chocolate cake is richer in choline.
French bread's daily need coverage for selenium is 32% higher.
French bread has 5 times more folate than chocolate cake. While french bread has 140µg of folate, chocolate cake has only 27µg.
Chocolate cake has less sodium.
Chocolate cake has a lower glycemic index (41) than french bread (78).

The food types used in this comparison are Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting.

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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

Chocolate cake

Contains more IronIron	+140.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+52.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+104.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+149.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+27.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+38%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-56.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~32mg

~equal in Potassium ~140mg

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

Chocolate cake

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+202.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+73.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+373.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+102.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+134.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+418.5%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+633.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0.2mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	29.7µg	11.9µg	32%
Folate	140µg	27µg	28%
Iron	3.87mg	1.61mg	28%
Vitamin B3	5.38mg	1.137mg	27%
Vitamin B1	0.427mg	0.141mg	24%
Saturated fat	0.502g	5.43g	22%
Choline	17.5mg	128.4mg	20%
Fats	2.14g	15.1g	20%
Cholesterol	0mg	58mg	19%
Sodium	720mg	315mg	18%
Protein	13g	5.3g	15%
Monounsaturated fat	0.386g	6.039g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.83g	2.761g	13%
Manganese	0.573mg	0.28mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.213mg	12%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.616mg	0.304mg	6%
Copper	0.15mg	0.207mg	6%
Fiber	3.1g	1.6g	6%
Vitamin B6	0.096mg	0.041mg	4%
Calories	319kcal	371kcal	3%
Phosphorus	126mg	106mg	3%
Zinc	1.05mg	0.69mg	3%
Carbs	61.93g	53.4g	3%
Vitamin E	0.19mg		1%
Calcium	47mg	60mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	58.83g	51.8g	N/A
Magnesium	31mg	32mg	0%
Potassium	140mg	140mg	0%
Sugar	3.59g		N/A
Vitamin K	0.5µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.134mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.316mg	0.202mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.416mg	0.24mg	0%
Leucine	0.762mg	0.407mg	0%
Lysine	0.328mg	0.268mg	0%
Methionine	0.168mg	0.116mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.543mg	0.265mg	0%
Valine	0.476mg	0.283mg	0%
Histidine	0.234mg	0.12mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g		N/A