White bread vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are white bread and french toast different?

White bread has more vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, folate, and manganese; however, french toast is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B12, and fats.
French toast covers your daily need for cholesterol 39% more than white bread.
White bread has 3 times more vitamin B3 than french toast. White bread has 4.78mg of vitamin B3, while french toast has 1.628mg.
White bread contains less saturated fat.

Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk types were 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.

White bread

French toast

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+35.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+44%
Contains more IronIron	+116.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+74.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+185.1%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+19.4%

~equal in Potassium ~134mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.67mg

~equal in Sodium ~479mg

~equal in Selenium ~20.1µg

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.

White bread

French toast

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+161.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+193.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+17.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+158.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+32.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.549mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	0mg	116mg	39%
Vitamin B1	0.533mg	0.204mg	27%
Iron	3.61mg	1.67mg	24%
Vitamin B3	4.78mg	1.628mg	20%
Folate	111µg	43µg	17%
Starch	37.17g		15%
Manganese	0.536mg	0.188mg	15%
Vitamin A	0µg	124µg	14%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.31µg	13%
Fats	3.33g	10.8g	11%
Fiber	2.7g		11%
Monounsaturated fat	0.599g	4.524g	10%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.166g		10%
Saturated fat	0.698g	2.723g	9%
Carbs	49.42g	25g	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.602g	2.594g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.243mg	0.321mg	6%
Copper	0.101mg	0.058mg	5%
Calcium	144mg	100mg	4%
Phosphorus	98mg	117mg	3%
Selenium	22µg	20.1µg	3%
Choline	14.6mg		3%
Fructose	2.43g		3%
Calories	266kcal	229kcal	2%
Protein	8.85g	7.7g	2%
Magnesium	23mg	17mg	1%
Zinc	0.74mg	0.67mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg		1%
Vitamin B6	0.087mg	0.074mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.3g	3.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	301kcal	297kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	44g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	2.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	46.72g	25g	N/A
Potassium	126mg	134mg	0%
Sugar	5.67g		N/A
Sodium	490mg	479mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	0.549mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg		0%
Trans fat	0.027g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.094mg	0%
Threonine		0.305mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.375mg	0%
Leucine		0.621mg	0%
Lysine		0.413mg	0%
Methionine		0.188mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.389mg	0%
Valine		0.419mg	0%
Histidine		0.179mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.002g		N/A