French bread vs. Cinnamon roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between french bread and cinnamon roll

French bread has more iron, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and folate; however, cinnamon roll has more calcium and vitamin K.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for cinnamon roll is 61% higher.
Cinnamon roll has 3 times less iron than french bread. French bread has 3.87mg of iron, while cinnamon roll has 1.37mg.
Cinnamon roll is lower in sodium.
French bread has a higher glycemic index than cinnamon roll.

Food types used in this article are Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) and Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns).

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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

Cinnamon roll

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+121.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+37.3%
Contains more IronIron	+182.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+141.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+98.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+96.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+128.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+289.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.6%

~equal in Phosphorus ~131mg

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

Cinnamon roll

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+102.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+168.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+123.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+82.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+152.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+94.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+65.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+505.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2940%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.502g	12.649g	55%
Fats	2.14g	26.61g	38%
Iron	3.87mg	1.37mg	31%
Selenium	29.7µg	13µg	30%
Monounsaturated fat	0.386g	8.723g	21%
Vitamin B3	5.38mg	2.404mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.83g	3.676g	19%
Vitamin B1	0.427mg	0.211mg	18%
Sodium	720mg	305mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.138mg	18%
Folate	140µg	72µg	17%
Protein	13g	4.45g	17%
Calcium	47mg	183mg	14%
Manganese	0.573mg	0.292mg	12%
Vitamin K	0.5µg	15.2µg	12%
Copper	0.15mg	0.062mg	10%
Fiber	3.1g	1.2g	8%
Starch		16.39g	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Calories	319kcal	452kcal	7%
Vitamin B5	0.616mg	0.337mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	1.15mg	6%
Zinc	1.05mg	0.53mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.096mg	0.038mg	4%
Magnesium	31mg	14mg	4%
Carbs	61.93g	48.6g	4%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Fructose		1.11g	1%
Potassium	140mg	102mg	1%
Choline	17.5mg	10.6mg	1%
Phosphorus	126mg	131mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	58.83g	47.4g	N/A
Sugar	3.59g	25.7g	N/A
Trans fat		0.295g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.134mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.316mg	0.176mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.416mg	0.226mg	0%
Leucine	0.762mg	0.41mg	0%
Lysine	0.328mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.168mg	0.104mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.543mg	0.264mg	0%
Valine	0.476mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.234mg	0.126mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g	0.225g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		3.352g	N/A