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

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What are the differences between oat bread and french bread?

Oat bread is higher in manganese, vitamin B1, fiber, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, yet french bread is higher in folate and iron.
French bread's daily need coverage for sodium is 16% more.
Oat bread has 4 times more monounsaturated fat than french bread. While oat bread has 1.59g of monounsaturated fat, french bread has only 0.386g.
The amount of sugar in french bread is lower.
The glycemic index of oat bread is lower.

We used Bread, oat bran and Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) types 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.

Oat bread

French bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+38.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-51%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+36%

Contains more IronIron	+24%
Contains more CopperCopper	+11.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+18%

~equal in Potassium ~140mg

~equal in Selenium ~29.7µg

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.

Oat bread

French bread

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+131.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+18%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+140%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+11.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+31.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+72.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.37mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.616mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~17.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	353mg	720mg	16%
Folate	81µg	140µg	15%
Iron	3.12mg	3.87mg	9%
Manganese	0.779mg	0.573mg	9%
Carbs	39.8g	61.93g	7%
Vitamin B1	0.504mg	0.427mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.694g	0.83g	6%
Fiber	4.5g	3.1g	6%
Protein	10.4g	13g	5%
Calories	236kcal	319kcal	4%
Fats	4.4g	2.14g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.59g	0.386g	3%
Vitamin B3	4.831mg	5.38mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.346mg	0.37mg	2%
Copper	0.135mg	0.15mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.073mg	0.096mg	2%
Phosphorus	141mg	126mg	2%
Calcium	65mg	47mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.44mg	0.19mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.581mg	0.616mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.2µg	0.5µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.697g	0.502g	1%
Magnesium	35mg	31mg	1%
Zinc	0.89mg	1.05mg	1%
Selenium	30µg	29.7µg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	35.3g	58.83g	N/A
Potassium	147mg	140mg	0%
Sugar	7.7g	3.59g	N/A
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Choline	18.7mg	17.5mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.131mg	0.134mg	0%
Threonine	0.299mg	0.316mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.399mg	0.416mg	0%
Leucine	0.733mg	0.762mg	0%
Lysine	0.297mg	0.328mg	0%
Methionine	0.179mg	0.168mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.518mg	0.543mg	0%
Valine	0.461mg	0.476mg	0%
Histidine	0.225mg	0.234mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.05g	N/A