French toast vs. Custard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are french toast and custard different?

French toast is higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, and vitamin B2; however, custard is richer in vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for selenium for french toast is 26% higher.
French toast contains 27 times more manganese than custard. While french toast contains 0.188mg of manganese, custard contains only 0.007mg.
Custard has less sodium.
Custard has a lower glycemic index (35) than french toast (67).

French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk and Egg custards, dry mix, prepared with whole 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 toast

Custard

Contains more IronIron	+391.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+93.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+31.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2585.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+235%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+39%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+54.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

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

Custard

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+138.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+234.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+45.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+15.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+377.8%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+67.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	20.1µg	6µg	26%
Cholesterol	116mg	51mg	22%
Sodium	479mg	84mg	17%
Iron	1.67mg	0.34mg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.594g	0.312g	15%
Vitamin B1	0.204mg	0.061mg	12%
Fats	10.8g	4g	10%
Folate	43µg	9µg	9%
Vitamin B3	1.628mg	0.132mg	9%
Vitamin B12	0.31µg	0.52µg	9%
Vitamin A	124µg	52µg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.321mg	0.22mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	4.524g	1.127g	8%
Manganese	0.188mg	0.007mg	8%
Protein	7.7g	3.99g	7%
Vitamin D		47IU	6%
Vitamin D		1.2µg	6%
Calories	229kcal	122kcal	5%
Calcium	100mg	139mg	4%
Saturated fat	2.723g	2.032g	3%
Copper	0.058mg	0.03mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.549mg	0.699mg	3%
Potassium	134mg	207mg	2%
Carbs	25g	17.6g	2%
Choline		11.8mg	2%
Phosphorus	117mg	130mg	2%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.51mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.064mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	25g	17.6g	N/A
Magnesium	17mg	16mg	0%
Sugar		4.82g	N/A
Vitamin E		0.06mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.2µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.094mg	0.082mg	0%
Threonine	0.305mg	0.192mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.375mg	0.207mg	0%
Leucine	0.621mg	0.337mg	0%
Lysine	0.413mg	0.214mg	0%
Methionine	0.188mg	0.091mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.389mg	0.173mg	0%
Valine	0.419mg	0.233mg	0%
Histidine	0.179mg	0.092mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.01g	0.003g	N/A