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

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How are oatmeal bread and french bread different?

Oatmeal bread is higher in manganese and copper; however, french bread is richer in folate, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, selenium, and vitamin B5.
Daily need coverage for folate for french bread is 20% higher.
Oatmeal bread contains 2 times more manganese than french bread. While oatmeal bread contains 0.94mg of manganese, french bread contains only 0.573mg.
Oatmeal bread has less sodium.
Oatmeal bread has a lower glycemic index (65) than french bread (78).

Bread, oatmeal and Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) 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.

Oatmeal bread

French bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+19.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+39.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-37.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+64%

Contains more IronIron	+43.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.7%

~equal in Potassium ~140mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.05mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~126mg

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.

Oatmeal bread

French bread

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+152.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+200%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+54.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+71.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+80.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+41.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+125.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.427mg

~equal in Choline ~17.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	62µg	140µg	20%
Manganese	0.94mg	0.573mg	16%
Iron	2.7mg	3.87mg	15%
Vitamin B3	3.136mg	5.38mg	14%
Sodium	447mg	720mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.24mg	0.37mg	10%
Protein	8.4g	13g	9%
Selenium	24.6µg	29.7µg	9%
Copper	0.209mg	0.15mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.702g	0.83g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.341mg	0.616mg	6%
Carbs	48.5g	61.93g	4%
Fiber	4g	3.1g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	1.578g	0.386g	3%
Calories	269kcal	319kcal	3%
Fats	4.4g	2.14g	3%
Vitamin E	0.48mg	0.19mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.399mg	0.427mg	2%
Calcium	66mg	47mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.068mg	0.096mg	2%
Magnesium	37mg	31mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.03µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin K	1.5µg	0.5µg	1%
Vitamin A	5µg	0µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.703g	0.502g	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	44.5g	58.83g	N/A
Potassium	142mg	140mg	0%
Sugar	8.14g	3.59g	N/A
Zinc	1.02mg	1.05mg	0%
Phosphorus	126mg	126mg	0%
Choline	18.7mg	17.5mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.116mg	0.134mg	0%
Threonine	0.247mg	0.316mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.325mg	0.416mg	0%
Leucine	0.608mg	0.762mg	0%
Lysine	0.27mg	0.328mg	0%
Methionine	0.152mg	0.168mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.414mg	0.543mg	0%
Valine	0.393mg	0.476mg	0%
Histidine	0.186mg	0.234mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.05g	N/A