Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
white bread
versus
chocolate hazelnut spread
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in white bread and chocolate hazelnut spread:
Both white bread and chocolate hazelnut spread are high in calories. Chocolate hazelnut spread has 126% more calories than white bread - white bread has 238 calories per 100 grams and chocolate hazelnut spread has 539 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, white bread is heavier in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to chocolate hazelnut spread per calorie. White bread has a macronutrient ratio of 18:74:8 and for chocolate hazelnut spread, 4:46:50 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
White Bread | Chocolate Hazelnut Spread | |
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Protein | 18% | 4% |
Carbohydrates | 74% | 46% |
Fat | 8% | 50% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both white bread and chocolate hazelnut spread are high in carbohydrates. Chocolate hazelnut spread has 42% more carbohydrates than white bread - white bread has 43.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and chocolate hazelnut spread has 62.4g of carbohydrates.
Both white bread and chocolate hazelnut spread are high in dietary fiber. White bread has 70% more dietary fiber than chocolate hazelnut spread - white bread has 9.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chocolate hazelnut spread has 5.4g of dietary fiber.
Chocolate hazelnut spread is high in sugar and white bread has 91% less sugar than chocolate hazelnut spread - white bread has 5g of sugar per 100 grams and chocolate hazelnut spread has 54.1g of sugar.
White bread is a great source of protein and it has 97% more protein than chocolate hazelnut spread - white bread has 10.7g of protein per 100 grams and chocolate hazelnut spread has 5.4g of protein.
Chocolate hazelnut spread is high in saturated fat and white bread has 98% less saturated fat than chocolate hazelnut spread - white bread has 0.63g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chocolate hazelnut spread has 28.4g of saturated fat.
Both white bread and chocolate hazelnut spread are low in trans fat - white bread has 0.03g of trans fat per 100 grams and chocolate hazelnut spread does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate hazelnut spread and white bread contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - chocolate hazelnut spread has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and white bread does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate hazelnut spread has 12 times more Vitamin E than white bread - white bread has 0.38mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chocolate hazelnut spread has 5mg of Vitamin E.
White bread and chocolate hazelnut spread contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - white bread has 7.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chocolate hazelnut spread has 1.9ug of Vitamin K.
White bread has more thiamin, niacin and folate, however, chocolate hazelnut spread contains more Vitamin B12. Both white bread and chocolate hazelnut spread contain significant amounts of riboflavin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
White Bread | Chocolate Hazelnut Spread | |
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Thiamin | 0.51 MG | 0.085 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.255 MG | 0.17 MG |
Niacin | 4.455 MG | 0.427 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.455 MG | 0.357 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.08 MG | 0.082 MG |
Folate | 127 UG | 14 UG |
Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.27 UG |
Both white bread and chocolate hazelnut spread are high in calcium. White bread has 533% more calcium than chocolate hazelnut spread - white bread has 684mg of calcium per 100 grams and chocolate hazelnut spread has 108mg of calcium.
Both white bread and chocolate hazelnut spread are high in iron. White bread has 12% more iron than chocolate hazelnut spread - white bread has 4.9mg of iron per 100 grams and chocolate hazelnut spread has 4.4mg of iron.
Chocolate hazelnut spread is an excellent source of potassium and it has 220% more potassium than white bread - white bread has 127mg of potassium per 100 grams and chocolate hazelnut spread has 407mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids, both white bread and chocolate hazelnut spread contain small amounts of beta-carotene.
White Bread | Chocolate Hazelnut Spread | |
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beta-carotene | 2 UG | 1 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 25 UG | 10 UG |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, white bread has more linoleic acid than chocolate hazelnut spread per 100 grams.
White Bread | Chocolate Hazelnut Spread | |
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other omega 6 | 0.005 G | 1.877 G |
linoleic acid | 0.879 G | ~ |
Total | 0.884 G | 1.877 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: White Bread (Bread, white wheat) and Chocolate Hazelnut Spread (Chocolate-flavored hazelnut spread) .
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||