French bread vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between french bread and pastry?

French bread is higher in iron, folate, protein, vitamin B5, selenium, and phosphorus, yet pastry is higher in fats and vitamin K.
Pastry's daily need coverage for fats is 55% more.
The amount of sodium in pastry is lower.
The glycemic index of pastry is lower.

We used Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake types 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

Pastry

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+93.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+370%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+129.5%
Contains more IronIron	+51.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+98.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+110%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+17.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+22.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-65.4%

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

Pastry

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+30.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+29.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+357.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+79.5%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+184.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+3120%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.398mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	2.14g	38.1g	55%
Monounsaturated fat	0.386g	21.597g	53%
Saturated fat	0.502g	9.643g	42%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.83g	4.894g	27%
Sodium	720mg	249mg	20%
Iron	3.87mg	2.56mg	16%
Folate	140µg	78µg	16%
Vitamin K	0.5µg	16.1µg	13%
Calories	319kcal	551kcal	12%
Vitamin B5	0.616mg	0mg	12%
Protein	13g	7.3g	11%
Selenium	29.7µg	24.2µg	10%
Phosphorus	126mg	60mg	9%
Vitamin B3	5.38mg	4.168mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.283mg	7%
Carbs	61.93g	45.1g	6%
Fiber	3.1g	1.5g	6%
Vitamin B6	0.096mg	0.021mg	6%
Zinc	1.05mg	0.53mg	5%
Magnesium	31mg	16mg	4%
Calcium	47mg	10mg	4%
Copper	0.15mg	0.114mg	4%
Manganese	0.573mg	0.488mg	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.05g		3%
Potassium	140mg	61mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.54mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.427mg	0.398mg	2%
Choline	17.5mg	6.4mg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	4.1g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	245kcal	755kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	2.7	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	58.83g	43.6g	N/A
Sugar	3.59g	0.74g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.134mg	0.085mg	0%
Threonine	0.316mg	0.196mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.416mg	0.272mg	0%
Leucine	0.762mg	0.508mg	0%
Lysine	0.328mg	0.142mg	0%
Methionine	0.168mg	0.129mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.543mg	0.362mg	0%
Valine	0.476mg	0.308mg	0%
Histidine	0.234mg	0.156mg	0%