French bread vs. Italian bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between french bread and italian bread

French bread has more iron, protein, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2, while italian bread has more folate.
Italian bread covers your daily need for folate 13% more than french bread.
The amount of sodium in italian bread is lower.
Italian bread has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of italian bread is 59, while the glycemic index of french bread is 78.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) and Bread, italian.

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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

Italian bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+14.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27.3%
Contains more IronIron	+31.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+22.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+22.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+23.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+66%
Contains more CopperCopper	+27.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.6%

~equal in Selenium ~27.2µg

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

Italian bread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+63%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+100%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+52.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+10.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+140%
Contains more FolateFolate	+36.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	140µg	191µg	13%
Iron	3.87mg	2.94mg	12%
Protein	13g	8.8g	8%
Sodium	720mg	550mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.292mg	6%
Vitamin B3	5.38mg	4.381mg	6%
Copper	0.15mg	0.191mg	5%
Manganese	0.573mg	0.464mg	5%
Selenium	29.7µg	27.2µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.616mg	0.378mg	5%
Carbs	61.93g	50.1g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.427mg	0.473mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.096mg	0.048mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.83g	1.39g	4%
Calcium	47mg	78mg	3%
Phosphorus	126mg	103mg	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.05g		3%
Calories	319kcal	271kcal	2%
Fats	2.14g	3.5g	2%
Zinc	1.05mg	0.86mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.502g	0g	2%
Magnesium	31mg	27mg	1%
Potassium	140mg	110mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.29mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.5µg	1.2µg	1%
Choline	17.5mg	14.6mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.386g	0.812g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.1g	3.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	245kcal	308kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	37g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4		N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	58.83g	46.9g	N/A
Sugar	3.59g	3.17g	N/A
Fiber	3.1g	3.2g	0%
Tryptophan	0.134mg	0.103mg	0%
Threonine	0.316mg	0.245mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.416mg	0.333mg	0%
Leucine	0.762mg	0.614mg	0%
Lysine	0.328mg	0.197mg	0%
Methionine	0.168mg	0.156mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.543mg	0.433mg	0%
Valine	0.476mg	0.376mg	0%
Histidine	0.234mg	0.188mg	0%