Margarine vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between margarine and french toast?

Margarine is richer in vitamin A, while french toast is higher in selenium, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and folate.
Margarine's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 62% higher.
French toast has 7 times less vitamin A than margarine. Margarine has 3577IU of vitamin A, while french toast has 503IU.
French toast is lower in saturated fat.
French toast has a higher glycemic index (67) than margarine (0).

We used Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk 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.

Margarine

French toast

Contains less SodiumSodium

-99.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+466.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+644.4%
Contains more IronIron	+2683.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+2240%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

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.

Margarine

French toast

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+560.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1940%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+767.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+6978.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+722.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+210%
Contains more FolateFolate	+4200%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	24.302g	2.594g	145%
Fats	80.71g	10.8g	108%
Monounsaturated fat	38.877g	4.524g	86%
Vitamin K	93µg		78%
Vitamin A	819µg	124µg	77%
Vitamin E	9mg		60%
Saturated fat	15.189g	2.723g	57%
Cholesterol	0mg	116mg	39%
Selenium	0µg	20.1µg	37%
Calories	717kcal	229kcal	24%
Vitamin B2	0.037mg	0.321mg	22%
Sodium	2mg	479mg	21%
Iron	0.06mg	1.67mg	20%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.204mg	16%
Phosphorus	5mg	117mg	16%
Protein	0.16g	7.7g	15%
Folate	1µg	43µg	11%
Vitamin B5		0.549mg	11%
Vitamin B3	0.023mg	1.628mg	10%
Calcium	3mg	100mg	10%
Vitamin B12	0.1µg	0.31µg	9%
Manganese		0.188mg	8%
Carbs	0.7g	25g	8%
Copper	0mg	0.058mg	6%
Zinc	0mg	0.67mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.009mg	0.074mg	5%
Potassium	18mg	134mg	3%
Magnesium	3mg	17mg	3%
Choline	12.4mg		2%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	0.7g	25g	N/A
Trans fat	14.89g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.094mg	0%
Threonine		0.305mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.375mg	0%
Leucine		0.621mg	0%
Lysine		0.413mg	0%
Methionine		0.188mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.389mg	0%
Valine		0.419mg	0%
Histidine		0.179mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	21.522g		N/A