Popovers vs. French bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are popovers and french bread different?
- Popovers are higher in selenium, manganese, and monounsaturated fat; however, french bread is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and iron.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin B2 for french bread is 17% higher.
- Popovers contain 5 times more monounsaturated fat than french bread. While popovers contain 1.984g of monounsaturated fat, french bread contains only 0.386g.
- French bread has less sodium.
Popovers, dry mix, enriched 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.
Contains more CopperCopper | +14% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +29.3% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +26.6% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +24% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +46.9% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +40% |
Contains more IronIron | +30.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +19.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +26% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -20.5% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +100% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +151.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +59.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +28.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +128.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B2 | 0.147mg | 0.37mg | 17% |
Selenium | 37.6µg | 29.7µg | 14% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.378mg | 5.38mg | 13% |
Fiber | 3.1g | 12% | |
Iron | 2.97mg | 3.87mg | 11% |
Sodium | 906mg | 720mg | 8% |
Manganese | 0.741mg | 0.573mg | 7% |
Protein | 10.4g | 13g | 5% |
Phosphorus | 100mg | 126mg | 4% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1.984g | 0.386g | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.042mg | 0.096mg | 4% |
Choline | 17.5mg | 3% | |
Vitamin B12 | 0.08µg | 0µg | 3% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.48mg | 0.616mg | 3% |
Calories | 371kcal | 319kcal | 3% |
Fats | 4.3g | 2.14g | 3% |
Carbs | 71g | 61.93g | 3% |
Zinc | 0.88mg | 1.05mg | 2% |
Calcium | 32mg | 47mg | 2% |
Saturated fat | 0.983g | 0.502g | 2% |
Copper | 0.171mg | 0.15mg | 2% |
Potassium | 100mg | 140mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 25mg | 31mg | 1% |
Folate | 145µg | 140µg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.19mg | 1% | |
Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0.2mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 71g | 58.83g | N/A |
Sugar | 3.59g | N/A | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.43mg | 0.427mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.5µg | 0% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.823g | 0.83g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.123mg | 0.134mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.293mg | 0.316mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.407mg | 0.416mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.747mg | 0.762mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.249mg | 0.328mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.191mg | 0.168mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.517mg | 0.543mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.458mg | 0.476mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.229mg | 0.234mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.05g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
10.4 g
Fats:
4.3 g
Carbs:
71 g
Water:
11.7 g
Other:
2.6 g
Protein:
13 g
Fats:
2.14 g
Carbs:
61.93 g
Water:
20.61 g
Other:
2.32 g
Contains more FatsFats | +100.9% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +14.6% |
Contains more OtherOther | +12.1% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +25% |
Contains more WaterWater | +76.2% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.983 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
1.984 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.823 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.502 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.386 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.83 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +414% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -48.9% |
~equal in
Polyunsaturated fat
~0.83g