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

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Differences between french bread and potato bread

  • French bread is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B1, and manganese; however, potato bread is richer in phosphorus, potassium, and calcium.
  • French bread's daily need coverage for selenium is 37% higher.
  • French bread has 4 times more vitamin B3 than potato bread. While french bread has 5.38mg of vitamin B3, potato bread has only 1.25mg.
  • Potato bread has less sodium.
  • Potato bread has a lower glycemic index (61) than french bread (78).

The food types used in this comparison are Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) and Bread, potato.

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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.
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 20% 56% 63% 84% 31% 39% 158% 49% 33% 52%
Contains more IronIron +72%
Contains more CopperCopper +59.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +126.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +212.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +412.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +37.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +192.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~28mg

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% 8% 9.4% 1.5% 47% 24% 23% 49% 54% 19% 17% 95% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +127.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +249.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +330.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +147.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +141.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1260%
~equal in Folate ~126µg
~equal in Choline ~18.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient French bread Potato bread DV% diff.
Selenium 29.7µg 9.5µg 37%
Phosphorus 126mg 369mg 35%
Vitamin B3 5.38mg 1.25mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.37mg 0.106mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.427mg 0.188mg 20%
Iron 3.87mg 2.25mg 20%
Potassium 140mg 718mg 17%
Sodium 720mg 375mg 15%
Calcium 47mg 188mg 14%
Manganese 0.573mg 0.253mg 14%
Fiber 3.1g 6.3g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.096mg 0.232mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.15µg 6%
Copper 0.15mg 0.094mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.83g 0g 6%
Carbs 61.93g 47.07g 5%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 6.8µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.616mg 0.817mg 4%
Zinc 1.05mg 1.44mg 4%
Folate 140µg 126µg 4%
Calories 319kcal 266kcal 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 24µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.502g 0g 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.47mg 2%
Fats 2.14g 3.13g 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Protein 13g 12.5g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.386g 0g 1%
Magnesium 31mg 28mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 58.83g 40.77g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Sugar 3.59g 9.38g N/A
Choline 17.5mg 18.4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.316mg 0.224mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.416mg 0.268mg 0%
Leucine 0.762mg 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.328mg 0.311mg 0%
Methionine 0.168mg 0.112mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.543mg 0.285mg 0%
Valine 0.476mg 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.234mg 0.143mg 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
13% 3% 47% 34% 4%
Protein: 12.5 g
Fats: 3.13 g
Carbs: 47.07 g
Water: 33.55 g
Other: 3.75 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31.6%
Contains more FatsFats +46.3%
Contains more WaterWater +62.8%
Contains more OtherOther +61.6%
~equal in Protein ~12.5g

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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. Potato bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167943/nutrients

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

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