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French toast vs. Egg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are french toast and eggs different?

  • French toast has more vitamin B1 and vitamin B3; however, eggs are richer in copper, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
  • Eggs cover your daily need for copper, 216% more than french toast.
  • French toast has 25 times more vitamin B3 than eggs. French toast has 1.628mg of vitamin B3, while eggs have 0.064mg.
  • Eggs contain less sodium.
  • French toast has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of french toast is 67, while the glycemic index of eggs is 0.

French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk and Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 30% 12% 63% 19% 18% 50% 62% 25% 110%
Egg
Egg
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 15% 11% 45% 667% 29% 74% 16% 3.4% 168%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +70%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +40.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +623.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +3348.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +56.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +53.2%
~equal in Potassium ~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.
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 1% 41% 0% 0% 51% 74% 31% 33% 17% 39% 0% 32% 0%
Egg
Egg
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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% 50% 21% 33% 17% 118% 1.2% 84% 28% 139% 0.75% 33% 160%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +209.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2443.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +20.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +59.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +154.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +63.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +258.1%
~equal in Folate ~44µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient French toast Egg DV% diff.
Copper 0.058mg 2mg 216%
Cholesterol 116mg 373mg 86%
Choline 293.8mg 53%
Vitamin B12 0.31µg 1.11µg 33%
Selenium 20.1µg 30.8µg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.549mg 1.398mg 17%
Sodium 479mg 124mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.513mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.204mg 0.066mg 12%
Vitamin D 2.2µg 11%
Vitamin D 87IU 11%
Vitamin B3 1.628mg 0.064mg 10%
Protein 7.7g 12.58g 10%
Carbs 25g 1.12g 8%
Phosphorus 117mg 172mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.594g 1.414g 8%
Vitamin E 1.03mg 7%
Manganese 0.188mg 0.026mg 7%
Iron 1.67mg 1.19mg 6%
Calcium 100mg 50mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.121mg 4%
Calories 229kcal 155kcal 4%
Vitamin A 124µg 149µg 3%
Zinc 0.67mg 1.05mg 3%
Saturated fat 2.723g 3.267g 2%
Magnesium 17mg 10mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 4.524g 4.077g 1%
Fats 10.8g 10.61g 0%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 25g 1.12g N/A
Potassium 134mg 126mg 0%
Sugar 1.12g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Folate 43µg 44µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.094mg 0.153mg 0%
Threonine 0.305mg 0.604mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.375mg 0.686mg 0%
Leucine 0.621mg 1.075mg 0%
Lysine 0.413mg 0.904mg 0%
Methionine 0.188mg 0.392mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.389mg 0.668mg 0%
Valine 0.419mg 0.767mg 0%
Histidine 0.179mg 0.298mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.01g 0.038g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 11% 25% 55% 2%
Protein: 7.7 g
Fats: 10.8 g
Carbs: 25 g
Water: 54.7 g
Other: 1.8 g
Egg
Egg
2
13% 11% 75%
Protein: 12.58 g
Fats: 10.61 g
Carbs: 1.12 g
Water: 74.62 g
Other: 1.07 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2132.1%
Contains more OtherOther +68.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +63.4%
Contains more WaterWater +36.4%
~equal in Fats ~10.61g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 46% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.723 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.524 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.594 g
Egg
Egg
0
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.267 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.077 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.414 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -16.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +83.5%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~4.077g

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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 toast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174998/nutrients
  2. Egg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173424/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.