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

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How are french toast and banana bread different?

French toast has more selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin B5; however, banana bread is richer in vitamin B6.
French toast covers your daily need for cholesterol, 24% more than banana bread.
French toast has 5 times more calcium than banana bread. French toast has 100mg of calcium, while banana bread has 21mg.
Banana bread contains less cholesterol.
French toast has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of french toast is 67, while the glycemic index of banana bread is 54.

French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk and Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine types were 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 toast

Banana bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+376.2%
Contains more IronIron	+19.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+91.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+101.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+66.1%

Contains more CopperCopper	+24.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-37%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+11.2%

~equal in Potassium ~134mg

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 toast

Banana bread

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+17%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+60.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+12.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+104.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+210%
Contains more FolateFolate	+30.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+102.7%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	116mg	43mg	24%
Selenium	20.1µg	12.1µg	15%
Carbs	25g	54.6g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.321mg	0.2mg	9%
Vitamin B12	0.31µg	0.1µg	9%
Phosphorus	117mg	58mg	8%
Calcium	100mg	21mg	8%
Sodium	479mg	302mg	8%
Protein	7.7g	4.3g	7%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.15mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.549mg	0.268mg	6%
Calories	229kcal	326kcal	5%
Fiber		1.1g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.594g	3.13g	4%
Iron	1.67mg	1.4mg	3%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.35mg	3%
Folate	43µg	33µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.204mg	0.172mg	3%
Copper	0.058mg	0.072mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	1.7mg	2%
Saturated fat	2.723g	2.237g	2%
Vitamin A	124µg	106µg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.628mg	1.446mg	1%
Magnesium	17mg	14mg	1%
Manganese	0.188mg	0.209mg	1%
Fats	10.8g	10.5g	0%
Net carbs	25g	53.5g	N/A
Potassium	134mg	134mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	4.524g	4.48g	0%
Tryptophan	0.094mg	0.053mg	0%
Threonine	0.305mg	0.15mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.375mg	0.182mg	0%
Leucine	0.621mg	0.327mg	0%
Lysine	0.413mg	0.18mg	0%
Methionine	0.188mg	0.094mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.389mg	0.218mg	0%
Valine	0.419mg	0.209mg	0%
Histidine	0.179mg	0.113mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.01g	0.004g	N/A