Melba toast vs. French bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between melba toast and french bread

Melba toast is richer in manganese, copper, fiber, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, and magnesium, while french bread is higher in vitamin B3 and vitamin B2.
Melba toast covers your daily manganese needs 24% more than french bread.
Melba toast has 2 times more fiber than french bread. Melba toast has 6.3g of fiber, while french bread has 3.1g.
Melba toast is lower in sodium.
French bread has a higher glycemic index (78) than melba toast (64).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Crackers, melba toast, plain 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.

Melba toast

French bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+90.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+97.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+44.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+92.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+91.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+55.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+97.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+17.2%

~equal in Iron ~3.87mg

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.

Melba toast

French bread

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+126.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+12.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+80%
Contains more CholineCholine	+13.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+35.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+30.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+12.9%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.427mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.096mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.13mg	0.573mg	24%
Copper	0.289mg	0.15mg	15%
Fiber	6.3g	3.1g	13%
Phosphorus	196mg	126mg	10%
Zinc	2.01mg	1.05mg	9%
Selenium	34.8µg	29.7µg	9%
Vitamin B3	4.113mg	5.38mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.273mg	0.37mg	7%
Magnesium	59mg	31mg	7%
Carbs	76.6g	61.93g	5%
Calcium	93mg	47mg	5%
Sodium	598mg	720mg	5%
Folate	124µg	140µg	4%
Calories	390kcal	319kcal	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.282g	0.83g	3%
Vitamin E	0.43mg	0.19mg	2%
Potassium	202mg	140mg	2%
Protein	12.1g	13g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.693mg	0.616mg	2%
Fats	3.2g	2.14g	2%
Iron	3.7mg	3.87mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.782g	0.386g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.413mg	0.427mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	70.3g	58.83g	N/A
Sugar	0.94g	3.59g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.098mg	0.096mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.9µg	0.5µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.445g	0.502g	0%
Choline	19.8mg	17.5mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.14mg	0.134mg	0%
Threonine	0.342mg	0.316mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.462mg	0.416mg	0%
Leucine	0.844mg	0.762mg	0%
Lysine	0.28mg	0.328mg	0%
Methionine	0.214mg	0.168mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.596mg	0.543mg	0%
Valine	0.52mg	0.476mg	0%
Histidine	0.261mg	0.234mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.05g	N/A