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Zwieback vs. French bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between zwieback and french bread?

  • Zwieback is higher in vitamin E and vitamin C, yet french bread is higher in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, folate, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
  • French bread's daily need coverage for iron is 41% more.
  • Zwieback has 27 times more vitamin C than french bread. While zwieback has 5.3mg of vitamin C, french bread has only 0.2mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in french bread is lower.

We used Zwieback and Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 6% 27% 23% 48% 15% 24% 30% 0% 157%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 14% 12% 145% 50% 29% 54% 94% 75% 162%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +117.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +121.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +135%
Contains more IronIron +545%
Contains more ZincZinc +94.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +129.1%
~equal in Copper ~0.15mg
~equal in Selenium ~29.7µg

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 18% 5.3% 49% 0% 52% 55% 25% 32% 19% 0% 2.3% 65%
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 0.67% 0% 3.8% 0% 107% 85% 101% 37% 22% 0% 1.3% 105%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2550%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1184.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +80%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +105.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +307.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +60.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Zwieback French bread DV% diff.
Iron 0.6mg 3.87mg 41%
Manganese 0.573mg 25%
Vitamin B3 1.319mg 5.38mg 25%
Sodium 227mg 720mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.208mg 0.427mg 18%
Vitamin E 2.44mg 0.19mg 15%
Folate 87µg 140µg 13%
Fats 9.7g 2.14g 12%
Phosphorus 55mg 126mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.239mg 0.37mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 4.244g 0.386g 10%
Saturated fat 2.525g 0.502g 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.073g 0.83g 8%
Protein 10.1g 13g 6%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 0.2mg 6%
Calories 426kcal 319kcal 5%
Potassium 305mg 140mg 5%
Zinc 0.54mg 1.05mg 5%
Carbs 74.2g 61.93g 4%
Magnesium 14mg 31mg 4%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Calcium 20mg 47mg 3%
Fiber 2.5g 3.1g 2%
Vitamin A 16µg 0µg 2%
Selenium 28.7µg 29.7µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.537mg 0.616mg 2%
Copper 0.145mg 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.082mg 0.096mg 1%
Choline 10.7mg 17.5mg 1%
Net carbs 71.7g 58.83g N/A
Sugar 12.5g 3.59g N/A
Vitamin K 0.9µg 0.5µg 0%
Trans fat 0.012g N/A
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0%
Threonine 0.316mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.416mg 0%
Leucine 0.762mg 0%
Lysine 0.328mg 0%
Methionine 0.168mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.543mg 0%
Valine 0.476mg 0%
Histidine 0.234mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 10% 74% 5%
Protein: 10.1 g
Fats: 9.7 g
Carbs: 74.2 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 1.5 g
13% 2% 62% 21% 2%
Protein: 13 g
Fats: 2.14 g
Carbs: 61.93 g
Water: 20.61 g
Other: 2.32 g
Contains more FatsFats +353.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +28.7%
Contains more WaterWater +358%
Contains more OtherOther +54.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 48% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.525 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.244 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.073 g
29% 22% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.502 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.386 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.83 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +999.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +149.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.1%

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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. Zwieback - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171372/nutrients
  2. French bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174911/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.