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

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Significant differences between rye bread and french bread

Rye bread is richer in manganese, fiber, and monounsaturated fat, while french bread is higher in iron, vitamin B3, and folate.
French bread covers your daily iron needs 13% more than rye bread.
Rye bread has 3 times more monounsaturated fat than french bread. Rye bread has 1.311g of monounsaturated fat, while french bread has 0.386g.
Rye bread is lower in sodium.
French bread has a higher glycemic index (78) than rye bread (60).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, rye 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.

Rye bread

French bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+29%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+55.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+18.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+24%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+43.8%

Contains more IronIron

+36.7%

~equal in Zinc ~1.05mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~126mg

~equal in Selenium ~29.7µg

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.

Rye bread

French bread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+73.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+140%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+10.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+41.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+40%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+28%
Contains more FolateFolate	+27.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+19.9%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.427mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.83mg	3.87mg	13%
Fiber	5.8g	3.1g	11%
Manganese	0.824mg	0.573mg	11%
Vitamin B3	3.805mg	5.38mg	10%
Protein	8.5g	13g	9%
Folate	110µg	140µg	8%
Carbs	48.3g	61.93g	5%
Sodium	603mg	720mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.44mg	0.616mg	4%
Copper	0.186mg	0.15mg	4%
Calories	259kcal	319kcal	3%
Vitamin B2	0.335mg	0.37mg	3%
Calcium	73mg	47mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.311g	0.386g	2%
Selenium	30.9µg	29.7µg	2%
Magnesium	40mg	31mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.075mg	0.096mg	2%
Fats	3.3g	2.14g	2%
Choline	14.6mg	17.5mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.626g	0.502g	1%
Potassium	166mg	140mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.33mg	0.19mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.434mg	0.427mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.2µg	0.5µg	1%
Zinc	1.14mg	1.05mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	42.5g	58.83g	N/A
Sugar	3.85g	3.59g	N/A
Phosphorus	125mg	126mg	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.799g	0.83g	0%
Tryptophan	0.096mg	0.134mg	0%
Threonine	0.255mg	0.316mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.319mg	0.416mg	0%
Leucine	0.579mg	0.762mg	0%
Lysine	0.233mg	0.328mg	0%
Methionine	0.139mg	0.168mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.411mg	0.543mg	0%
Valine	0.379mg	0.476mg	0%
Histidine	0.182mg	0.234mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.05g	N/A