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

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The main differences between pumpernickel bread and french bread

  • Pumpernickel bread has more manganese, copper, fiber, phosphorus, and magnesium; however, french bread has more vitamin B3, iron, folate, selenium, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for pumpernickel bread is 32% higher.
  • French bread has 2 times less fiber than pumpernickel bread. Pumpernickel bread has 6.5g of fiber, while french bread has 3.1g.
  • French bread has a higher glycemic index than pumpernickel bread.

Food types used in this article are Bread, pumpernickel and Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough).

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 20% 18% 108% 96% 40% 76% 78% 170% 134%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 14% 12% 145% 50% 29% 54% 94% 75% 162%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +74.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +44.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +91.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +41%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +41.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -17.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +127.7%
Contains more IronIron +34.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +21.2%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 8.4% 0% 82% 70% 58% 24% 29% 0% 2% 70% 8%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 0% 3.8% 0% 107% 85% 101% 37% 22% 0% 1.3% 105% 9.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +121.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +60%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +74.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +52.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +50.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +19.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpernickel bread French bread DV% diff.
Manganese 1.305mg 0.573mg 32%
Copper 0.287mg 0.15mg 15%
Vitamin B3 3.091mg 5.38mg 14%
Fiber 6.5g 3.1g 14%
Iron 2.87mg 3.87mg 13%
Folate 93µg 140µg 12%
Selenium 24.5µg 29.7µg 9%
Protein 8.7g 13g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.327mg 0.427mg 8%
Phosphorus 178mg 126mg 7%
Magnesium 54mg 31mg 5%
Carbs 47.5g 61.93g 5%
Sodium 596mg 720mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.305mg 0.37mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.404mg 0.616mg 4%
Zinc 1.48mg 1.05mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.237g 0.83g 3%
Calories 250kcal 319kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 0.19mg 2%
Potassium 208mg 140mg 2%
Calcium 68mg 47mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.126mg 0.096mg 2%
Choline 14.6mg 17.5mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.932g 0.386g 1%
Fats 3.1g 2.14g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 41g 58.83g N/A
Sugar 0.53g 3.59g N/A
Vitamin K 0.8µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.437g 0.502g 0%
Tryptophan 0.097mg 0.134mg 0%
Threonine 0.267mg 0.316mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0.416mg 0%
Leucine 0.602mg 0.762mg 0%
Lysine 0.248mg 0.328mg 0%
Methionine 0.155mg 0.168mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.422mg 0.543mg 0%
Valine 0.396mg 0.476mg 0%
Histidine 0.196mg 0.234mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 3% 48% 38% 3%
Protein: 8.7 g
Fats: 3.1 g
Carbs: 47.5 g
Water: 37.9 g
Other: 2.8 g
13% 2% 62% 21% 2%
Protein: 13 g
Fats: 2.14 g
Carbs: 61.93 g
Water: 20.61 g
Other: 2.32 g
Contains more FatsFats +44.9%
Contains more WaterWater +83.9%
Contains more OtherOther +20.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +49.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 36% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.437 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.932 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.237 g
29% 22% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.502 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.386 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.83 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +141.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +49%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Pumpernickel bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174918/nutrients
  2. French bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174911/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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