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

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How are french bread and oatmeal bread different?

French bread is higher in folate, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, selenium, and vitamin B5; however, oatmeal bread is richer in manganese and copper.
Daily need coverage for folate for french bread is 20% higher.
French bread contains 2 times more vitamin B5 than oatmeal bread. While french bread contains 0.616mg of vitamin B5, oatmeal bread contains only 0.341mg.
Oatmeal bread has less sodium.
Oatmeal bread has a lower glycemic index (65) than french bread (78).

Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) and Bread, oatmeal 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

Oatmeal bread

Contains more IronIron	+43.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+19.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+39.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-37.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+64%

~equal in Potassium ~142mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.02mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~126mg

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

Oatmeal bread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+54.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+71.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+80.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+41.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+125.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+152.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+200%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.399mg

~equal in Choline ~18.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	140µg	62µg	20%
Manganese	0.573mg	0.94mg	16%
Iron	3.87mg	2.7mg	15%
Vitamin B3	5.38mg	3.136mg	14%
Sodium	720mg	447mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.24mg	10%
Protein	13g	8.4g	9%
Selenium	29.7µg	24.6µg	9%
Copper	0.15mg	0.209mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.83g	1.702g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.616mg	0.341mg	6%
Carbs	61.93g	48.5g	4%
Fiber	3.1g	4g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.386g	1.578g	3%
Calories	319kcal	269kcal	3%
Fats	2.14g	4.4g	3%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.48mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.427mg	0.399mg	2%
Calcium	47mg	66mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.096mg	0.068mg	2%
Magnesium	31mg	37mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.03µg	1%
Vitamin K	0.5µg	1.5µg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	5µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.502g	0.703g	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	58.83g	44.5g	N/A
Potassium	140mg	142mg	0%
Sugar	3.59g	8.14g	N/A
Zinc	1.05mg	1.02mg	0%
Phosphorus	126mg	126mg	0%
Choline	17.5mg	18.7mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.134mg	0.116mg	0%
Threonine	0.316mg	0.247mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.416mg	0.325mg	0%
Leucine	0.762mg	0.608mg	0%
Lysine	0.328mg	0.27mg	0%
Methionine	0.168mg	0.152mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.543mg	0.414mg	0%
Valine	0.476mg	0.393mg	0%
Histidine	0.234mg	0.186mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g		N/A