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White bread vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are white bread and dough different?

  • White bread has more calcium and polyunsaturated fat; however, dough is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B2, selenium, and copper.
  • Dough covers your daily need for vitamin B1 15% more than white bread.
  • White bread has 3 times more calcium than dough. White bread has 144mg of calcium, while dough has 52mg.
  • White bread contains less sodium.

Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) and Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) types were used in this article.

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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.
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%
Dough
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 16% 10% 147% 51% 28% 45% 79% 75% 156%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +176.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +39.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +50.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +40.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +30%
~equal in Potassium ~117mg
~equal in Iron ~3.91mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~105mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.577mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 133% 56% 90% 32% 20% 0% 0.5% 83%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 4.2% 178% 99% 90% 27% 25% 0% 1.8% 92%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +75.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +250%
Contains more FolateFolate +10.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.21mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.817mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient White bread Dough DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.533mg 0.71mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.243mg 0.427mg 14%
Selenium 22µg 28.6µg 12%
Calcium 144mg 52mg 9%
Copper 0.101mg 0.152mg 6%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.166g 0.063g 6%
Sodium 490mg 602mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.602g 0.855g 5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 0.788g 5%
Protein 8.85g 10.75g 4%
Iron 3.61mg 3.91mg 4%
Zinc 0.74mg 1.04mg 3%
Starch 37.17g 44.23g 3%
Folate 111µg 123µg 3%
Magnesium 23mg 32mg 2%
Fiber 2.7g 2.2g 2%
Manganese 0.536mg 0.577mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.536mg 0.455mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.087mg 0.107mg 2%
Fructose 2.43g 0.51g 2%
Fats 3.33g 2.42g 1%
Carbs 49.42g 51.88g 1%
Phosphorus 98mg 105mg 1%
Choline 14.6mg 8mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.698g 0.529g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.599g 0.362g 1%
Calories 266kcal 272kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 3.3g 4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 301kcal 253kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 38g 37g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3.2 2.3 N/A
Net carbs 46.72g 49.68g N/A
Potassium 126mg 117mg 0%
Sugar 5.67g 4.62g N/A
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.21mg 0%
Vitamin B3 4.78mg 4.817mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.7µg 0%
Trans fat 0.027g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 (EPA) 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid) 0g 0.001g 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
Dough
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11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more FatsFats +37.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.5%
~equal in Carbs ~51.88g
~equal in Water ~33g

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
Dough
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30% 21% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.362 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.855 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +65.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +87.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -24.2%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
87% 4% 6% 4%
Starch: 37.17 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.57 g
Fructose: 2.43 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 1.67 g
Galactose: 0 g
Dough
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91% 8%
Starch: 44.23 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.4 g
Fructose: 0.51 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 3.7 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +292.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +376.5%
Contains more StarchStarch +19%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +121.6%
~equal in Sucrose ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172675/nutrients

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

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