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Graham cracker vs. French bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between graham cracker and french bread

  • Graham cracker has more manganese, vitamin K, vitamin E, and phosphorus, while french bread has more selenium, vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin B3.
  • French bread covers your daily need for selenium, 43% more than graham cracker.
  • Graham cracker contains 29 times more vitamin K than french bread. While graham cracker contains 14.3µg of vitamin K, french bread contains only 0.5µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in french bread is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cookies, graham crackers, plain or honey (includes cinnamon) and Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough).

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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 29% 23% 15% 142% 57% 26% 79% 60% 133% 34%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 14% 12% 145% 50% 29% 54% 94% 75% 162%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +29%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +13.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +77.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +371.4%
~equal in Iron ~3.87mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.05mg

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 0% 0% 30% 0% 66% 73% 83% 25% 36% 0% 36% 68% 3.2%
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 0.67% 0% 3.8% 0% 107% 85% 101% 37% 22% 0% 1.3% 105% 9.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +694.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2760%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +61.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +46.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +53.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +196.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Graham cracker French bread DV% diff.
Selenium 6.3µg 29.7µg 43%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.388g 0.83g 30%
Manganese 1.019mg 0.573mg 19%
Starch 46.56g 19%
Vitamin B1 0.265mg 0.427mg 14%
Fats 10.6g 2.14g 13%
Protein 6.69g 13g 13%
Folate 91µg 140µg 12%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 0.5µg 12%
Sodium 459mg 720mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.51mg 0.19mg 9%
Phosphorus 185mg 126mg 8%
Calories 430kcal 319kcal 6%
Vitamin B3 4.439mg 5.38mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.633g 0.502g 5%
Carbs 77.66g 61.93g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.509g 0.386g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.096mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.317mg 0.37mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.42mg 0.616mg 4%
Calcium 77mg 47mg 3%
Choline 5.9mg 17.5mg 2%
Magnesium 40mg 31mg 2%
Copper 0.17mg 0.15mg 2%
Zinc 0.96mg 1.05mg 1%
Fructose 0.99g 1%
Fiber 3.4g 3.1g 1%
Iron 3.78mg 3.87mg 1%
Potassium 170mg 140mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 74.26g 58.83g N/A
Sugar 24.85g 3.59g N/A
Trans fat 0.055g N/A
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0%
Threonine 0.316mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.416mg 0%
Leucine 0.762mg 0%
Lysine 0.328mg 0%
Methionine 0.168mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.543mg 0%
Valine 0.476mg 0%
Histidine 0.234mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.599g 0.05g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.024g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.004g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.735g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 11% 78% 3%
Protein: 6.69 g
Fats: 10.6 g
Carbs: 77.66 g
Water: 3.39 g
Other: 1.66 g
13% 2% 62% 21% 2%
Protein: 13 g
Fats: 2.14 g
Carbs: 61.93 g
Water: 20.61 g
Other: 2.32 g
Contains more FatsFats +395.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +94.3%
Contains more WaterWater +508%
Contains more OtherOther +39.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 26% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.509 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.388 g
29% 22% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.502 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.386 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.83 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +550%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +549.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.3%

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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. Graham cracker - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174957/nutrients
  2. French bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174911/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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