White bread vs. Mortadella — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are white bread and mortadella different?

White bread is higher in vitamin B1, iron, folate, manganese, and vitamin B3; however, mortadella is richer in vitamin B2 and vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B2 for mortadella is 11751% higher.
White bread contains 37 times more folate than mortadella. While white bread contains 111µg of folate, mortadella contains only 3µg.
White bread has less sodium.
Mortadella has a lower glycemic index (28) than white bread (73).

Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) and Mortadella, beef, pork are the varieties 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.

White bread

Mortadella

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+109.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+700%
Contains more IronIron	+157.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+68.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-60.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1686.7%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+29.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+183.8%

~equal in Phosphorus ~97mg

~equal in Selenium ~22.6µg

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.

White bread

Mortadella

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+347.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+78.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+21.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3600%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+62863%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+49.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+700%
Contains more CholineCholine	+394.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.22mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	0.243mg	153mg	11751%
Vitamin B12	0µg	1.48µg	62%
Saturated fat	0.698g	9.51g	40%
Vitamin B1	0.533mg	0.119mg	35%
Fats	3.33g	25.39g	34%
Sodium	490mg	1246mg	33%
Iron	3.61mg	1.4mg	28%
Folate	111µg	3µg	27%
Monounsaturated fat	0.599g	11.38g	27%
Manganese	0.536mg	0.03mg	22%
Cholesterol	0mg	56mg	19%
Starch	37.17g		15%
Protein	8.85g	16.37g	15%
Carbs	49.42g	3.05g	15%
Vitamin B3	4.78mg	2.673mg	13%
Calcium	144mg	18mg	13%
Zinc	0.74mg	2.1mg	12%
Fiber	2.7g	0g	11%
Choline	14.6mg	72.2mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.602g	3.12g	10%
Vitamin D	0µg	1µg	5%
Vitamin D	0IU	41IU	5%
Copper	0.101mg	0.06mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.087mg	0.13mg	3%
Magnesium	23mg	11mg	3%
Fructose	2.43g		3%
Calories	266kcal	311kcal	2%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	0.44mg	2%
Selenium	22µg	22.6µg	1%
Potassium	126mg	163mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	1.6µg	1%
Net carbs	46.72g	3.05g	N/A
Sugar	5.67g	0g	N/A
Phosphorus	98mg	97mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.22mg	0%
Trans fat	0.027g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.152mg	0%
Threonine		0.633mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.708mg	0%
Leucine		1.213mg	0%
Lysine		1.262mg	0%
Methionine		0.394mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.598mg	0%
Valine		0.735mg	0%
Histidine		0.52mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.166g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A