Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
white bread
versus
pineapple juice
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in white bread and pineapple juice:
White bread is high in calories and pineapple juice has 78% less calories than white bread - white bread has 238 calories per 100 grams and pineapple juice has 53 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, white bread is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and heavier in fat compared to pineapple juice per calorie. White bread has a macronutrient ratio of 18:74:8 and for pineapple juice, 3:95:2 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
White Bread | Pineapple Juice | |
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Protein | 18% | 3% |
Carbohydrates | 74% | 95% |
Fat | 8% | 2% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
White bread is high in carbohydrates and pineapple juice has 71% less carbohydrates than white bread - white bread has 43.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and pineapple juice has 12.9g of carbohydrates.
White bread is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 45 times more dietary fiber than pineapple juice - white bread has 9.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and pineapple juice has 0.2g of dietary fiber.
White bread has 50% less sugar than pineapple juice - white bread has 5g of sugar per 100 grams and pineapple juice has 10g of sugar.
White bread is a great source of protein and it has 28 times more protein than pineapple juice - white bread has 10.7g of protein per 100 grams and pineapple juice has 0.36g of protein.
Both white bread and pineapple juice are low in saturated fat - white bread has 0.63g of saturated fat per 100 grams and pineapple juice has 0.01g of saturated fat.
Both white bread and pineapple juice are low in trans fat - white bread has 0.03g of trans fat per 100 grams and pineapple juice does not contain significant amounts.
Pineapple juice has signficantly more Vitamin C than white bread - pineapple juice has 10mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and white bread does not contain significant amounts.
Pineapple juice and white bread contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - pineapple juice has 1.5ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and white bread does not contain significant amounts.
White bread and pineapple juice contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - white bread has 0.38mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and pineapple juice has 0.02mg of Vitamin E.
White bread and pineapple juice contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - white bread has 7.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and pineapple juice has 0.3ug of Vitamin K.
White bread has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid and folate. Both white bread and pineapple juice contain significant amounts of Vitamin B6.
White Bread | Pineapple Juice | |
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Thiamin | 0.51 MG | 0.058 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.255 MG | 0.021 MG |
Niacin | 4.455 MG | 0.199 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.455 MG | 0.056 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.08 MG | 0.1 MG |
Folate | 127 UG | 18 UG |
White bread is an excellent source of calcium and it has 51 times more calcium than pineapple juice - white bread has 684mg of calcium per 100 grams and pineapple juice has 13mg of calcium.
White bread is an excellent source of iron and it has 14 times more iron than pineapple juice - white bread has 4.9mg of iron per 100 grams and pineapple juice has 0.31mg of iron.
White bread and pineapple juice contain similar amounts of potassium - white bread has 127mg of potassium per 100 grams and pineapple juice has 130mg 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 pineapple juice contain small amounts of beta-carotene.
White Bread | Pineapple Juice | |
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beta-carotene | 2 UG | 3 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 25 UG | ~ |
For omega-3 fatty acids, white bread has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than pineapple juice per 100 grams.
White Bread | Pineapple Juice | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.083 G | 0.018 G |
EPA | 0.003 G | ~ |
Total | 0.086 G | 0.018 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, white bread has more linoleic acid than pineapple juice per 100 grams.
White Bread | Pineapple Juice | |
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other omega 6 | 0.002 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 0.879 G | 0.024 G |
Total | 0.881 G | 0.024 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 Pineapple Juice (Pineapple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid) .
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | iron | 5% |
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5% | magnesium | 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% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||