Hamburger vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are hamburgers and french toast different?

Hamburgers are higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, iron, and vitamin B6; however, french toast is richer in vitamin A and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for hamburgers is 47% higher.
Hamburgers contain 4 times more zinc than french toast. While hamburgers contain 2.87mg of zinc, french toast contains only 0.67mg.
French toast has less saturated fat.

Fast foods, hamburger; double, regular, patty; plain and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk are the varieties 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.

Hamburger

French toast

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+17.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+68.7%
Contains more IronIron	+72.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+56.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+328.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+15.4%

~equal in Calcium ~100mg

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.

Hamburger

French toast

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+229.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+174.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+364.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+30.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+28.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+77.1%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.204mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.44µg	0.31µg	47%
Selenium		20.1µg	37%
Cholesterol	47mg	116mg	23%
Vitamin B3	5.365mg	1.628mg	23%
Zinc	2.87mg	0.67mg	20%
Protein	17.08g	7.7g	19%
Iron	2.88mg	1.67mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.38g	2.594g	15%
Vitamin A	0µg	124µg	14%
Saturated fat	5.096g	2.723g	11%
Vitamin B6	0.203mg	0.074mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.31mg	0.549mg	5%
Fats	14.36g	10.8g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.321mg	5%
Fiber	0.9g		4%
Copper	0.091mg	0.058mg	4%
Folate	56µg	43µg	3%
Fructose	2.03g		3%
Calories	295kcal	229kcal	3%
Sodium	414mg	479mg	3%
Phosphorus	136mg	117mg	3%
Potassium	226mg	134mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	5.495g	4.524g	2%
Manganese	0.217mg	0.188mg	1%
Magnesium	20mg	17mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.217mg	0.204mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Carbs	24.1g	25g	0%
Net carbs	23.2g	25g	N/A
Calcium	102mg	100mg	0%
Sugar	4.15g		N/A
Trans fat	0.814g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.206mg	0.094mg	0%
Threonine	0.666mg	0.305mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.716mg	0.375mg	0%
Leucine	1.319mg	0.621mg	0%
Lysine	1.226mg	0.413mg	0%
Methionine	0.37mg	0.188mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.677mg	0.389mg	0%
Valine	0.823mg	0.419mg	0%
Histidine	0.505mg	0.179mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.01g	N/A