White bread vs. French rolls — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are white bread and french rolls different?
- White bread has more iron, calcium, and polyunsaturated fat; however, french rolls are richer in selenium and monounsaturated fat.
- White bread covers your daily need for iron, 11% more than french rolls.
- White bread has 18 times more sugar than french rolls. White bread has 5.67g of sugar, while french rolls have 0.31g.
Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) and Rolls, french 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +15% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +58.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +33.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +16.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -14.6% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +33.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +21.6% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +26.8% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +18.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +123.1% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +36.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +23.5% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +800% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Starch | 37.17g | 15% | |
Methionine | 153mg | 15% | |
Selenium | 22µg | 27.9µg | 11% |
Iron | 3.61mg | 2.71mg | 11% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.602g | 0.834g | 5% |
Calcium | 144mg | 91mg | 5% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.087mg | 0.039mg | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.243mg | 0.3mg | 4% |
Copper | 0.101mg | 0.135mg | 4% |
Sodium | 490mg | 574mg | 4% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.78mg | 4.352mg | 3% |
Fructose | 2.43g | 3% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.599g | 1.961g | 3% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.536mg | 0.452mg | 2% |
Phosphorus | 98mg | 84mg | 2% |
Fiber | 2.7g | 3.2g | 2% |
Vitamin K | 0.2µg | 1.8µg | 1% |
Folate | 111µg | 113µg | 1% |
Protein | 8.85g | 8.6g | 1% |
Saturated fat | 0.698g | 0.962g | 1% |
Calories | 266kcal | 277kcal | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.533mg | 0.523mg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.22mg | 0.3mg | 1% |
Zinc | 0.74mg | 0.9mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 23mg | 20mg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.536mg | 0.559mg | 1% |
Fats | 3.33g | 4.3g | 1% |
Net carbs | 46.72g | 47g | N/A |
Carbs | 49.42g | 50.2g | 0% |
Potassium | 126mg | 114mg | 0% |
Sugar | 5.67g | 0.31g | N/A |
Trans fat | 0.027g | N/A | |
Choline | 14.6mg | 14.8mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.099mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.255mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.336mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.608mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.231mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.422mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.38mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.188mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.001g | 0g | N/A |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.166g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.002g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
8.85 g
Fats:
3.33 g
Carbs:
49.42 g
Water:
36.42 g
Other:
1.98 g
Protein:
8.6 g
Fats:
4.3 g
Carbs:
50.2 g
Water:
34.8 g
Other:
2.1 g
Contains more FatsFats | +29.1% |
~equal in
Protein
~8.6g
~equal in
Carbs
~50.2g
~equal in
Water
~34.8g
~equal in
Other
~2.1g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.698 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.599 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.602 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.962 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
1.961 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.834 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -27.4% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +92.1% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +227.4% |