French bread vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are french bread and french toast different?

French bread is higher in iron, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, selenium, and manganese; however, french toast is richer in vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for cholesterol for french toast is 39% higher.
French bread contains 3 times more vitamin B3 than french toast. While french bread contains 5.38mg of vitamin B3, french toast contains only 1.628mg.
French toast has less sodium.
French toast has a lower glycemic index (67) than french bread (78).

Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk are the varieties used in this article.

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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

French toast

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+82.4%
Contains more IronIron	+131.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+158.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+56.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+204.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+47.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+112.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.5%

~equal in Potassium ~134mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~117mg

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

French toast

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+109.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+15.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+230.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+12.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+29.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+225.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	0mg	116mg	39%
Iron	3.87mg	1.67mg	28%
Folate	140µg	43µg	24%
Vitamin B3	5.38mg	1.628mg	23%
Vitamin B1	0.427mg	0.204mg	19%
Selenium	29.7µg	20.1µg	17%
Manganese	0.573mg	0.188mg	17%
Vitamin A	0µg	124µg	14%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.31µg	13%
Fats	2.14g	10.8g	13%
Carbs	61.93g	25g	12%
Fiber	3.1g		12%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.83g	2.594g	12%
Protein	13g	7.7g	11%
Saturated fat	0.502g	2.723g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	0.386g	4.524g	10%
Copper	0.15mg	0.058mg	10%
Sodium	720mg	479mg	10%
Calcium	47mg	100mg	5%
Calories	319kcal	229kcal	5%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.321mg	4%
Choline	17.5mg		3%
Zinc	1.05mg	0.67mg	3%
Magnesium	31mg	17mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.096mg	0.074mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.19mg		1%
Phosphorus	126mg	117mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.616mg	0.549mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	58.83g	25g	N/A
Potassium	140mg	134mg	0%
Sugar	3.59g		N/A
Vitamin K	0.5µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.134mg	0.094mg	0%
Threonine	0.316mg	0.305mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.416mg	0.375mg	0%
Leucine	0.762mg	0.621mg	0%
Lysine	0.328mg	0.413mg	0%
Methionine	0.168mg	0.188mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.543mg	0.389mg	0%
Valine	0.476mg	0.419mg	0%
Histidine	0.234mg	0.179mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g		N/A