French toast vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between french toast and pasta

Pasta has less vitamin B2, vitamin A, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, and iron than french toast.
French toast covers your daily need for cholesterol, 28% more than pasta.
French toast has 80 times more sodium than pasta. While french toast has 479mg of sodium, pasta has only 6mg.
The glycemic index of french toast is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked.

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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

Pasta

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+458.3%
Contains more IronIron	+46.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+19.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+85.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CopperCopper	+60.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+19.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

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

Pasta

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1966.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+114%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+64.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+117.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+121.4%

Contains more FolateFolate

+48.8%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.209mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	20.1µg		37%
Cholesterol	116mg	33mg	28%
Sodium	479mg	6mg	21%
Fats	10.8g	1.05g	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.594g	0.429g	14%
Vitamin B2	0.321mg	0.15mg	13%
Vitamin A	124µg	6µg	13%
Saturated fat	2.723g	0.15g	12%
Monounsaturated fat	4.524g	0.124g	11%
Calcium	100mg	6mg	9%
Phosphorus	117mg	63mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0.31µg	0.14µg	7%
Iron	1.67mg	1.14mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.549mg	0.183mg	7%
Folate	43µg	64µg	5%
Protein	7.7g	5.15g	5%
Calories	229kcal	131kcal	5%
Vitamin B3	1.628mg	0.992mg	4%
Copper	0.058mg	0.093mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.034mg	3%
Potassium	134mg	24mg	3%
Manganese	0.188mg	0.224mg	2%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.56mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0mg	0%
Carbs	25g	24.93g	0%
Net carbs	25g	24.93g	N/A
Magnesium	17mg	18mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.204mg	0.209mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.094mg	0.065mg	0%
Threonine	0.305mg	0.134mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.375mg	0.197mg	0%
Leucine	0.621mg	0.348mg	0%
Lysine	0.413mg	0.097mg	0%
Methionine	0.188mg	0.079mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.389mg	0.247mg	0%
Valine	0.419mg	0.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.179mg	0.103mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.01g		N/A