French bread vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are french bread and dough different?

French bread is higher in protein; however, dough is richer in vitamin B1.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for dough is 24% higher.
French bread contains 2 times more choline than dough. While french bread contains 17.5mg of choline, dough contains only 8mg.
Dough has less sodium.

Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) and Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

French bread

Dough

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+19.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+20%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+10.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~32mg

~equal in Iron ~3.91mg

~equal in Copper ~0.152mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.04mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.577mg

~equal in Selenium ~28.6µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

French bread

Dough

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+11.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+13.8%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+10.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+66.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+11.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+40%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.427mg	0.71mg	24%
Starch		44.23g	18%
Protein	13g	10.75g	5%
Sodium	720mg	602mg	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.788g	5%
Fiber	3.1g	2.2g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.427mg	4%
Vitamin B3	5.38mg	4.817mg	4%
Folate	140µg	123µg	4%
Carbs	61.93g	51.88g	3%
Phosphorus	126mg	105mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.616mg	0.455mg	3%
Calories	319kcal	272kcal	2%
Selenium	29.7µg	28.6µg	2%
Choline	17.5mg	8mg	2%
Calcium	47mg	52mg	1%
Potassium	140mg	117mg	1%
Iron	3.87mg	3.91mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.096mg	0.107mg	1%
Fructose		0.51g	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.05g	0.063g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.1g	4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	245kcal	253kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	37g	N/A
Fats	2.14g	2.42g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	2.3	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	58.83g	49.68g	N/A
Magnesium	31mg	32mg	0%
Sugar	3.59g	4.62g	N/A
Copper	0.15mg	0.152mg	0%
Zinc	1.05mg	1.04mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.21mg	0%
Manganese	0.573mg	0.577mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.5µg	0.7µg	0%
Trans fat		0.005g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.502g	0.529g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.386g	0.362g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.83g	0.855g	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%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0g	0.001g	N/A