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White bread vs. Coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are white bread and coffee different?

  • Coffee contains less iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin B2 than white bread.
  • White bread covers your daily need for iron, 45% more than coffee.
  • Coffee contains less sodium.
  • White bread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of white bread is 73, while the glycemic index of coffee is 0.

Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) and Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water types were 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 43% 11% 135% 34% 20% 42% 64% 70% 120%
Coffee
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 4.3% 0.38% 0.67% 0.55% 1.3% 0.26% 3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +666.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +7100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +157.1%
Contains more IronIron +36000%
Contains more CopperCopper +4950%
Contains more ZincZinc +3600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3166.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2230.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%

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% 4.4% 0% 133% 56% 90% 32% 20% 0% 0.5% 83% 8%
Coffee
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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% 0.2% 0% 3.5% 18% 3.6% 15% 0.23% 0% 0.25% 1.5% 1.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3707.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +219.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2402.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +111%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +8600%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +5450%
Contains more CholineCholine +461.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient White bread Coffee DV% diff.
Iron 3.61mg 0.01mg 45%
Vitamin B1 0.533mg 0.014mg 43%
Selenium 22µg 0µg 40%
Vitamin B3 4.78mg 0.191mg 29%
Folate 111µg 2µg 27%
Manganese 0.536mg 0.023mg 22%
Sodium 490mg 2mg 21%
Protein 8.85g 0.12g 17%
Carbs 49.42g 0g 16%
Starch 37.17g 15%
Calcium 144mg 2mg 14%
Phosphorus 98mg 3mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.243mg 0.076mg 13%
Calories 266kcal 1kcal 13%
Fiber 2.7g 0g 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.602g 0.001g 11%
Copper 0.101mg 0.002mg 11%
Caffeine 0mg 40mg 10%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.02mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.087mg 0.001mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.536mg 0.254mg 6%
Fats 3.33g 0.02g 5%
Magnesium 23mg 3mg 5%
Fructose 2.43g 0g 3%
Saturated fat 0.698g 0.002g 3%
Choline 14.6mg 2.6mg 2%
Potassium 126mg 49mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.599g 0.015g 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.01mg 1%
Net carbs 46.72g 0g N/A
Sugar 5.67g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.027g 0g N/A
Threonine 0.001mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.002mg 0%
Leucine 0.005mg 0%
Lysine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.003mg 0%
Valine 0.003mg 0%
Histidine 0.002mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.166g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 3% 49% 36% 2%
Protein: 8.85 g
Fats: 3.33 g
Carbs: 49.42 g
Water: 36.42 g
Other: 1.98 g
Coffee
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99%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +7275%
Contains more FatsFats +16550%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +321.3%
Contains more WaterWater +172.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 21% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.698 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.599 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.602 g
Coffee
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11% 83% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3893.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +160100%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. White bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174924/nutrients
  2. Coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171890/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.