Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
white bread
versus
rosemary
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in white bread and rosemary:
Both white bread and rosemary are high in calories. White bread has 82% more calories than rosemary - white bread has 238 calories per 100 grams and rosemary has 131 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, white bread is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and heavier in fat compared to rosemary per calorie. White bread has a macronutrient ratio of 18:74:8 and for rosemary, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
White Bread | Rosemary | |
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Protein | 18% | ~ |
Carbohydrates | 74% | 100% |
Fat | 8% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
White bread is high in carbohydrates and rosemary has 53% less carbohydrates than white bread - white bread has 43.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and rosemary has 20.7g of carbohydrates.
Both white bread and rosemary are high in dietary fiber. Rosemary has 53% more dietary fiber than white bread - white bread has 9.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and rosemary has 14.1g of dietary fiber.
Rosemary has less sugar than white bread - white bread has 5g of sugar per 100 grams and rosemary does not contain significant amounts.
White bread is a great source of protein and it has 222% more protein than rosemary - white bread has 10.7g of protein per 100 grams and rosemary has 3.3g of protein.
White bread has 3.5 times less saturated fat than rosemary - white bread has 0.63g of saturated fat per 100 grams and rosemary has 2.8g of saturated fat.
Both white bread and rosemary are low in trans fat - white bread has 0.03g of trans fat per 100 grams and rosemary does not contain significant amounts.
Rosemary is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than white bread - rosemary has 21.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and white bread does not contain significant amounts.
Rosemary is a great source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than white bread - rosemary has 146ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and white bread does not contain significant amounts.
White bread has more Vitamin E than rosemary - white bread has 0.38mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and rosemary does not contain significant amounts.
White bread has more Vitamin K than rosemary - white bread has 7.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and rosemary does not contain significant amounts.
White bread has more thiamin and niacin, however, rosemary contains more Vitamin B6. Both white bread and rosemary contain significant amounts of riboflavin, pantothenic acid and folate.
White Bread | Rosemary | |
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Thiamin | 0.51 MG | 0.036 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.255 MG | 0.152 MG |
Niacin | 4.455 MG | 0.912 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.455 MG | 0.804 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.08 MG | 0.336 MG |
Folate | 127 UG | 109 UG |
Both white bread and rosemary are high in calcium. White bread has 116% more calcium than rosemary - white bread has 684mg of calcium per 100 grams and rosemary has 317mg of calcium.
Both white bread and rosemary are high in iron. Rosemary has 36% more iron than white bread - white bread has 4.9mg of iron per 100 grams and rosemary has 6.7mg of iron.
Rosemary is an excellent source of potassium and it has 426% more potassium than white bread - white bread has 127mg of potassium per 100 grams and rosemary has 668mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, rosemary has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than white bread per 100 grams.
White Bread | Rosemary | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.083 G | 0.414 G |
EPA | 0.003 G | ~ |
Total | 0.086 G | 0.414 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both white bread and rosemary contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
White Bread | Rosemary | |
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other omega 6 | 0.002 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 0.879 G | 0.447 G |
Total | 0.881 G | 0.447 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 Rosemary (Rosemary, fresh) .
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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% | 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 | |||