French toast vs. Waffle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between french toast and waffle?

French toast is richer in vitamin A and monounsaturated fat, while waffle is higher in selenium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and polyunsaturated fat.
Waffle's daily need coverage for selenium is 47% higher.
Waffle has 2 times less vitamin A than french toast. French toast has 503IU of vitamin A, while waffle has 228IU.
Waffle is lower in cholesterol.

We used French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk and Waffles, plain, prepared from recipe types in this comparison.

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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

Waffle

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+11.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+155%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+18.7%
Contains more IronIron	+38.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+62.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+41%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+129.9%

~equal in Copper ~0.062mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.68mg

~equal in Sodium ~511mg

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

Waffle

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+90.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+13.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+32.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+24%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+28.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+27.3%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.347mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~46µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	20.1µg	46.2µg	47%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.594g	6.785g	28%
Cholesterol	116mg	69mg	16%
Calcium	100mg	255mg	16%
Phosphorus	117mg	190mg	10%
Iron	1.67mg	2.31mg	8%
Vitamin A	124µg	65µg	7%
Fats	10.8g	14.1g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.204mg	0.263mg	5%
Calories	229kcal	291kcal	3%
Monounsaturated fat	4.524g	3.521g	3%
Carbs	25g	32.9g	3%
Vitamin B12	0.31µg	0.25µg	3%
Vitamin B3	1.628mg	2.073mg	3%
Manganese	0.188mg	0.265mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.321mg	0.347mg	2%
Sodium	479mg	511mg	1%
Folate	43µg	46µg	1%
Saturated fat	2.723g	2.866g	1%
Potassium	134mg	159mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.549mg	0.485mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.056mg	1%
Protein	7.7g	7.9g	0%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0.4mg	0%
Net carbs	25g	32.9g	N/A
Magnesium	17mg	19mg	0%
Copper	0.058mg	0.062mg	0%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.68mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.094mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.305mg	0.289mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.375mg	0.362mg	0%
Leucine	0.621mg	0.63mg	0%
Lysine	0.413mg	0.384mg	0%
Methionine	0.188mg	0.179mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.389mg	0.395mg	0%
Valine	0.419mg	0.409mg	0%
Histidine	0.179mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.01g	0.006g	N/A