Pasta vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pasta and french toast

Pasta has less vitamin B2, vitamin A, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, and iron than french toast.
French toast covers your daily need for cholesterol, 28% more than pasta.
Pasta has less cholesterol.
The glycemic index of french toast is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk.

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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.

Pasta

French toast

Contains more CopperCopper	+60.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+19.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+458.3%
Contains more IronIron	+46.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+19.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+85.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

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.

Pasta

French toast

Contains more FolateFolate

+48.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1966.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+114%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+64.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+117.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+121.4%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.204mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium		20.1µg	37%
Cholesterol	33mg	116mg	28%
Sodium	6mg	479mg	21%
Fats	1.05g	10.8g	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.429g	2.594g	14%
Vitamin B2	0.15mg	0.321mg	13%
Vitamin A	6µg	124µg	13%
Saturated fat	0.15g	2.723g	12%
Monounsaturated fat	0.124g	4.524g	11%
Calcium	6mg	100mg	9%
Phosphorus	63mg	117mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0.14µg	0.31µg	7%
Iron	1.14mg	1.67mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.183mg	0.549mg	7%
Folate	64µg	43µg	5%
Protein	5.15g	7.7g	5%
Calories	131kcal	229kcal	5%
Vitamin B3	0.992mg	1.628mg	4%
Copper	0.093mg	0.058mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.034mg	0.074mg	3%
Potassium	24mg	134mg	3%
Manganese	0.224mg	0.188mg	2%
Zinc	0.56mg	0.67mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Carbs	24.93g	25g	0%
Net carbs	24.93g	25g	N/A
Magnesium	18mg	17mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.209mg	0.204mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.065mg	0.094mg	0%
Threonine	0.134mg	0.305mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.197mg	0.375mg	0%
Leucine	0.348mg	0.621mg	0%
Lysine	0.097mg	0.413mg	0%
Methionine	0.079mg	0.188mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.247mg	0.389mg	0%
Valine	0.217mg	0.419mg	0%
Histidine	0.103mg	0.179mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.01g	N/A