Rye bread vs. Sweet roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between rye bread and sweet roll?

Rye bread is richer in selenium, manganese, iron, fiber, and copper, yet sweet roll is richer in fats and vitamin E.
Rye bread's daily need coverage for selenium is 25% higher.
Rye bread has 3 times more manganese than sweet roll. Rye bread has 0.824mg of manganese, while sweet roll has 0.3mg.
Sweet roll contains less sodium.
Sweet roll has a lower glycemic index than rye bread.

We used Bread, rye and Sweet rolls, cinnamon, commercially prepared with raisins types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Rye bread

Sweet roll

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+135.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+49.5%
Contains more IronIron	+76.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+111.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+93.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+64.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+174.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+81.8%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-49.6%

~equal in Calcium ~72mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Rye bread

Sweet roll

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+26.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+59.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+52.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+503%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+42.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+266.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.406mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.799g	7.473g	44%
Selenium	30.9µg	17µg	25%
Manganese	0.824mg	0.3mg	23%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Fats	3.3g	16.4g	20%
Iron	2.83mg	1.6mg	15%
Fiber	5.8g	2.4g	14%
Sodium	603mg	304mg	13%
Copper	0.186mg	0.088mg	11%
Vitamin E	0.33mg	1.99mg	11%
Saturated fat	0.626g	3.079g	11%
Folate	110µg	72µg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.434mg	0.324mg	9%
Vitamin B3	3.805mg	2.384mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	1.311g	4.797g	9%
Phosphorus	125mg	76mg	7%
Vitamin A	0µg	62µg	7%
Calories	259kcal	372kcal	6%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.14µg	6%
Protein	8.5g	6.2g	5%
Magnesium	40mg	17mg	5%
Zinc	1.14mg	0.59mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.335mg	0.265mg	5%
Choline	14.6mg	41.3mg	5%
Vitamin K	1.2µg	4.4µg	3%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	2mg	2%
Potassium	166mg	111mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.075mg	0.107mg	2%
Carbs	48.3g	50.9g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.44mg	0.406mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.3g	1.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	305kcal	600kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	39g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	4	N/A
Net carbs	42.5g	48.5g	N/A
Calcium	73mg	72mg	0%
Sugar	3.85g	31.73g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.096mg	0.074mg	0%
Threonine	0.255mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.319mg	0.259mg	0%
Leucine	0.579mg	0.458mg	0%
Lysine	0.233mg	0.243mg	0%
Methionine	0.139mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.411mg	0.3mg	0%
Valine	0.379mg	0.291mg	0%
Histidine	0.182mg	0.145mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.004g	N/A