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White bread vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between white bread and table salt?

  • White bread has more vitamin B1, iron, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and calcium than table salt.
  • Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1664% higher.
  • White bread is lower in sodium.
  • White bread has a higher glycemic index (73) than table salt (0).

We used Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) and Salt, table types in this comparison.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1475%
Contains more IronIron +993.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +236.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +640%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +436%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +21900%

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%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~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 Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 490mg 38758mg 1664%
Vitamin B1 0.533mg 0mg 44%
Iron 3.61mg 0.33mg 41%
Selenium 22µg 0.1µg 40%
Vitamin B3 4.78mg 0mg 30%
Folate 111µg 0µg 28%
Manganese 0.536mg 0.1mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.243mg 0mg 19%
Protein 8.85g 0g 18%
Carbs 49.42g 0g 16%
Starch 37.17g 15%
Phosphorus 98mg 0mg 14%
Calories 266kcal 0kcal 13%
Calcium 144mg 24mg 12%
Fiber 2.7g 0g 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.602g 0g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.536mg 0mg 11%
Copper 0.101mg 0.03mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.087mg 0mg 7%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.1mg 6%
Magnesium 23mg 1mg 5%
Fats 3.33g 0g 5%
Fructose 2.43g 3%
Saturated fat 0.698g 0g 3%
Choline 14.6mg 0mg 3%
Potassium 126mg 8mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.599g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 46.72g 0g N/A
Sugar 5.67g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.027g 0g N/A
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
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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +18110%
Contains more OtherOther +4940.4%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.