Paratha vs. French bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between paratha and french bread?

Paratha is richer in fiber and manganese, yet french bread is richer in selenium, folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
French bread's daily need coverage for selenium is 41% higher.
Paratha has 12 times more saturated fat than french bread. Paratha has 5.826g of saturated fat, while french bread has 0.502g.
Paratha has a lower glycemic index than french bread.

We used Bread, paratha, whole wheat, commercially prepared, frozen and Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) 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.

Paratha

French bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+19.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-37.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+83.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+88%
Contains more IronIron	+140.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+318.3%

~equal in Potassium ~140mg

~equal in Copper ~0.15mg

~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.

Paratha

French bread

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+610.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+580%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+288.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+386.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+194%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+32.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+20%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1300%
Contains more CholineCholine	+177.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	7.1µg	29.7µg	41%
Folate	10µg	140µg	33%
Iron	1.61mg	3.87mg	28%
Fiber	9.6g	3.1g	26%
Vitamin B1	0.11mg	0.427mg	26%
Saturated fat	5.826g	0.502g	24%
Vitamin B2	0.076mg	0.37mg	23%
Vitamin B3	1.83mg	5.38mg	22%
Manganese	1.054mg	0.573mg	21%
Fats	13.2g	2.14g	17%
Protein	6.36g	13g	13%
Starch	31.5g		13%
Sodium	452mg	720mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.484g	0.83g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	3.837g	0.386g	9%
Vitamin E	1.35mg	0.19mg	8%
Carbs	45.35g	61.93g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.465mg	0.616mg	3%
Calcium	25mg	47mg	2%
Choline	6.3mg	17.5mg	2%
Zinc	0.82mg	1.05mg	2%
Vitamin K	3.4µg	0.5µg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.08mg	0.096mg	1%
Magnesium	37mg	31mg	1%
Phosphorus	120mg	126mg	1%
Calories	326kcal	319kcal	0%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	35.75g	58.83g	N/A
Cholesterol	1mg	0mg	0%
Potassium	139mg	140mg	0%
Sugar	4.15g	3.59g	N/A
Copper	0.146mg	0.15mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0.034g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.134mg	0%
Threonine		0.316mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.416mg	0%
Leucine		0.762mg	0%
Lysine		0.328mg	0%
Methionine		0.168mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.543mg	0%
Valine		0.476mg	0%
Histidine		0.234mg	0%
Fructose	0.35g		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.064g	0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.006g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.386g		N/A