Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Baked Products
  4. French bread
  5. Compare
  6. French bread vs. Melba toast

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

Compare

Significant differences between french bread and melba toast

  • French bread is richer in vitamin B3 and vitamin B2, while melba toast is higher in manganese, copper, fiber, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, and magnesium.
  • Melba toast covers your daily manganese needs 24% more than french bread.
  • Melba toast is lower in sodium.
  • French bread has a higher glycemic index (78) than melba toast (64).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) and Crackers, melba toast, plain.

Infographic

French bread vs Melba toast infographic
Infographic link

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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 14% 12% 145% 50% 29% 54% 94% 75% 162%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 42% 28% 18% 139% 96% 55% 84% 78% 147% 190%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +97.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +91.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +55.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +97.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17.2%
~equal in Iron ~3.7mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 0% 3.8% 0% 107% 85% 101% 37% 22% 0% 1.3% 105% 9.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 8.6% 0% 103% 63% 77% 42% 23% 0% 2.3% 93% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +30.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +12.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +126.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +80%
Contains more CholineCholine +13.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.413mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.098mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient French bread Melba toast DV% diff.
Manganese 0.573mg 1.13mg 24%
Copper 0.15mg 0.289mg 15%
Fiber 3.1g 6.3g 13%
Phosphorus 126mg 196mg 10%
Zinc 1.05mg 2.01mg 9%
Selenium 29.7µg 34.8µg 9%
Vitamin B3 5.38mg 4.113mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.37mg 0.273mg 7%
Magnesium 31mg 59mg 7%
Carbs 61.93g 76.6g 5%
Calcium 47mg 93mg 5%
Sodium 720mg 598mg 5%
Folate 140µg 124µg 4%
Calories 319kcal 390kcal 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.83g 1.282g 3%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.43mg 2%
Potassium 140mg 202mg 2%
Protein 13g 12.1g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.616mg 0.693mg 2%
Fats 2.14g 3.2g 2%
Iron 3.87mg 3.7mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.386g 0.782g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.427mg 0.413mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 58.83g 70.3g N/A
Sugar 3.59g 0.94g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.096mg 0.098mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0.9µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.502g 0.445g 0%
Choline 17.5mg 19.8mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.316mg 0.342mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.416mg 0.462mg 0%
Leucine 0.762mg 0.844mg 0%
Lysine 0.328mg 0.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.168mg 0.214mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.543mg 0.596mg 0%
Valine 0.476mg 0.52mg 0%
Histidine 0.234mg 0.261mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 2% 62% 21% 2%
Protein: 13 g
Fats: 2.14 g
Carbs: 61.93 g
Water: 20.61 g
Other: 2.32 g
12% 3% 77% 5% 3%
Protein: 12.1 g
Fats: 3.2 g
Carbs: 76.6 g
Water: 5.1 g
Other: 3 g
Contains more WaterWater +304.1%
Contains more FatsFats +49.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23.7%
Contains more OtherOther +29.3%
~equal in Protein ~12.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 22% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.502 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.386 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.83 g
18% 31% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.445 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.782 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.282 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -11.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +102.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +54.5%

People also compare

French bread
French bread vs Irish soda bread
Irish soda bread
French bread
French bread vs Italian bread
Italian bread
French bread
French bread vs Multigrain bread
Multigrain bread
Melba toast
Melba toast vs Cheese crackers
Cheese crackers
Melba toast
Melba toast vs Ladyfingers
Ladyfingers
Melba toast
Melba toast vs Gingersnaps
Gingersnaps

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. French bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174911/nutrients
  2. Melba toast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174977/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.