French bread vs. Pecan pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between french bread and pecan pie

French bread has more selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and protein; however, pecan pie is higher in fats.
French bread covers your daily selenium needs 32% more than pecan pie.
Pecan pie contains 6 times less vitamin B3 than french bread. French bread contains 5.38mg of vitamin B3, while pecan pie contains 0.847mg.
Pecan pie has less sodium.
The glycemic index of french bread is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) and Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe.

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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

Pecan pie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+19.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+46.9%
Contains more IronIron	+161.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+34%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+147.5%

Contains more CopperCopper	+40.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-63.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+24.3%

~equal in Potassium ~133mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.02mg

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

Pecan pie

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+127.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+105.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+535.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+60%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+438.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0.2mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.83g	5.71g	33%
Selenium	29.7µg	12µg	32%
Fats	2.14g	22.2g	31%
Iron	3.87mg	1.48mg	30%
Cholesterol	0mg	87mg	29%
Folate	140µg	26µg	29%
Vitamin B3	5.38mg	0.847mg	28%
Monounsaturated fat	0.386g	11.181g	27%
Sodium	720mg	262mg	20%
Vitamin B1	0.427mg	0.188mg	20%
Protein	13g	4.9g	16%
Saturated fat	0.502g	3.989g	16%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.18mg	15%
Fiber	3.1g		12%
Vitamin A	0µg	82µg	9%
Copper	0.15mg	0.211mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.17µg	7%
Manganese	0.573mg	0.712mg	6%
Calories	319kcal	412kcal	5%
Phosphorus	126mg	94mg	5%
Carbs	61.93g	52.2g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.616mg	0.479mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.096mg	0.06mg	3%
Choline	17.5mg		3%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.05g		3%
Calcium	47mg	32mg	2%
Magnesium	31mg	26mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.19mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.1g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	245kcal	841kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	24g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	4.2	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	58.83g	52.2g	N/A
Potassium	140mg	133mg	0%
Sugar	3.59g		N/A
Zinc	1.05mg	1.02mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.5µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.134mg	0.069mg	0%
Threonine	0.316mg	0.189mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.416mg	0.223mg	0%
Leucine	0.762mg	0.372mg	0%
Lysine	0.328mg	0.248mg	0%
Methionine	0.168mg	0.125mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.543mg	0.25mg	0%
Valine	0.476mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.234mg	0.116mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.008g	N/A