Multigrain bread vs. French bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between multigrain bread and french bread?

Multigrain bread is richer in manganese, fiber, copper, phosphorus, and vitamin B6, yet french bread is richer in vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B1, and iron.
Multigrain bread's daily need coverage for manganese is 71% higher.
Multigrain bread has 3 times more vitamin B6 than french bread. Multigrain bread has 0.286mg of vitamin B6, while french bread has 0.096mg.
Multigrain bread contains less sodium.
Multigrain bread has a lower glycemic index than french bread.

We used Bread, multi-grain, toasted (includes whole-grain) and Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Multigrain bread

French bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+174.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+136.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+78.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+104.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+76.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+96%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-42.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+284.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.5%

Contains more IronIron

+42.3%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Multigrain bread

French bread

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+197.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+200%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+75.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+160.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+68.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	2.201mg	0.573mg	71%
Fiber	8.1g	3.1g	20%
Vitamin B2	0.142mg	0.37mg	18%
Folate	70µg	140µg	18%
Copper	0.307mg	0.15mg	17%
Phosphorus	247mg	126mg	17%
Vitamin B1	0.243mg	0.427mg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.286mg	0.096mg	15%
Iron	2.72mg	3.87mg	14%
Magnesium	85mg	31mg	13%
Sodium	414mg	720mg	13%
Selenium	35.8µg	29.7µg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.035g	0.83g	8%
Zinc	1.85mg	1.05mg	7%
Calcium	111mg	47mg	6%
Vitamin B3	4.394mg	5.38mg	6%
Carbs	47.11g	61.93g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.365mg	0.616mg	5%
Fats	4.6g	2.14g	4%
Protein	14.52g	13g	3%
Potassium	250mg	140mg	3%
Fructose	2.67g		3%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.05g	3%
Calories	288kcal	319kcal	2%
Choline	28.8mg	17.5mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.948g	0.502g	2%
Vitamin E	0.4mg	0.19mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.5µg	0.5µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.826g	0.386g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5g	4.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	198kcal	245kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	35g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	2.4	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	39.01g	58.83g	N/A
Sugar	6.94g	3.59g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.135mg	0.134mg	0%
Threonine	0.294mg	0.316mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.351mg	0.416mg	0%
Leucine	0.604mg	0.762mg	0%
Lysine	0.314mg	0.328mg	0%
Methionine	0.15mg	0.168mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.421mg	0.543mg	0%
Valine	0.432mg	0.476mg	0%
Histidine	0.215mg	0.234mg	0%