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French toast vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between french toast and spread

  • French toast has more selenium, vitamin B2, iron, folate, calcium, and vitamin A; however, spread has more vitamin B12.
  • Spread's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 34% more.
  • French toast has 22 times more folate than spread. French toast has 43µg of folate, while spread has 2µg.
  • Spread is lower in cholesterol.
  • French toast has a higher glycemic index than spread.

The food varieties used in the comparison are French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk and Sandwich spread, pork, beef.

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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%
Spread
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +112.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.8%
Contains more IronIron +111.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +98.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -52.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +623.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +107.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +124.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +52.2%

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%
Spread
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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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +376.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +139.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +2050%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +62.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +261.3%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.73mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient French toast Spread DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.31µg 1.12µg 34%
Cholesterol 116mg 38mg 26%
Sodium 479mg 1013mg 23%
Selenium 20.1µg 9.7µg 19%
Saturated fat 2.723g 5.977g 15%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.134mg 14%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 12%
Choline 62.3mg 11%
Iron 1.67mg 0.79mg 11%
Vitamin A 124µg 26µg 11%
Folate 43µg 2µg 10%
Fats 10.8g 17.34g 10%
Calcium 100mg 12mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 4.524g 7.584g 8%
Copper 0.058mg 0.13mg 8%
Phosphorus 117mg 59mg 8%
Manganese 0.188mg 0.026mg 7%
Carbs 25g 11.94g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.12mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.204mg 0.172mg 3%
Zinc 0.67mg 1.02mg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.549mg 0.43mg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 8mg 2%
Fiber 0.2g 1%
Potassium 134mg 110mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.628mg 1.73mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Calories 229kcal 235kcal 0%
Protein 7.7g 7.66g 0%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 25g 11.74g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 2.594g 2.565g 0%
Tryptophan 0.094mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.305mg 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.375mg 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.621mg 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.413mg 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.188mg 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.389mg 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.419mg 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.179mg 0.279mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.01g 0g 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
Spread
Spread
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8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +109.4%
Contains more FatsFats +60.6%
Contains more WaterWater +10.2%
Contains more OtherOther +54.4%
~equal in Protein ~7.66g

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
Spread
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +67.6%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~2.565g

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.