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

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.

White bread

French rolls

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%

~equal in Potassium ~114mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.559mg

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.

White bread

French rolls

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%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.523mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.352mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~113µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Starch	37.17g		15%
Methionine		153mg	15%
Iron	3.61mg	2.71mg	11%
Selenium	22µg	27.9µg	11%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.166g		10%
Calcium	144mg	91mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.602g	0.834g	5%
Copper	0.101mg	0.135mg	4%
Sodium	490mg	574mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.243mg	0.3mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.087mg	0.039mg	4%
Vitamin B3	4.78mg	4.352mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	0.599g	1.961g	3%
Fructose	2.43g		3%
Fiber	2.7g	3.2g	2%
Phosphorus	98mg	84mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	0.452mg	2%
Calories	266kcal	277kcal	1%
Protein	8.85g	8.6g	1%
Fats	3.33g	4.3g	1%
Magnesium	23mg	20mg	1%
Zinc	0.74mg	0.9mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.3mg	1%
Manganese	0.536mg	0.559mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.533mg	0.523mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	1.8µg	1%
Folate	111µg	113µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.698g	0.962g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.3g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	301kcal	322kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	2.9	N/A
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-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.002g		N/A