French bread vs. Crackers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are french bread and crackers different?

French bread is higher in selenium, protein, and folate; however, crackers are richer in vitamin K, fats, vitamin E, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for vitamin K for crackers is 57% higher.
French bread contains 4 times more selenium than crackers. While french bread contains 29.7µg of selenium, crackers contain only 6.7µg.
French bread has less saturated fat.
Crackers have a lower glycemic index (63) than french bread (78).

Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) and Crackers, standard snack-type, regular are the varieties 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.

French bread

Crackers

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+72.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+18.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+44.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+114.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+16.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+343.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+155.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+96.8%

~equal in Iron ~4.03mg

~equal in Sodium ~726mg

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.

French bread

Crackers

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+23.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+47.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+52.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+52.2%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1494.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+23.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+13760%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.416mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.05g	1.485g	90%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.83g	13.137g	82%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		11.48g	68%
Vitamin K	0.5µg	69.3µg	57%
Selenium	29.7µg	6.7µg	42%
Fats	2.14g	26.43g	37%
Saturated fat	0.502g	5.562g	23%
Starch		49.69g	20%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	3.03mg	19%
Phosphorus	126mg	248mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	0.386g	6.553g	15%
Protein	13g	6.64g	13%
Folate	140µg	92µg	12%
Calories	319kcal	510kcal	10%
Calcium	47mg	120mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.456mg	7%
Vitamin B3	5.38mg	4.352mg	6%
Copper	0.15mg	0.104mg	5%
Zinc	1.05mg	0.49mg	5%
Manganese	0.573mg	0.491mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.616mg	0.417mg	4%
Magnesium	31mg	18mg	3%
Fiber	3.1g	2.3g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.096mg	0.063mg	3%
Iron	3.87mg	4.03mg	2%
Potassium	140mg	118mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.427mg	0.416mg	1%
Choline	17.5mg	9.6mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.1g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	245kcal	768kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	20g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	3.5	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	58.83g	59g	N/A
Carbs	61.93g	61.3g	0%
Sugar	3.59g	8.18g	N/A
Sodium	720mg	726mg	0%
Trans fat		1.076g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.134mg	0.084mg	0%
Threonine	0.316mg	0.193mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.416mg	0.246mg	0%
Leucine	0.762mg	0.471mg	0%
Lysine	0.328mg	0.103mg	0%
Methionine	0.168mg	0.112mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.543mg	0.331mg	0%
Valine	0.476mg	0.294mg	0%
Histidine	0.234mg	0.145mg	0%
Fructose		0.29g	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0g	0.062g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0g	0.009g	N/A