Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
white bread
versus
cooked
sausage
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in white bread and sausage:
Both white bread and sausage are high in calories. Sausage has 36% more calories than white bread - white bread has 238 calories per 100 grams and sausage has 324 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, white bread is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to sausage per calorie. White bread has a macronutrient ratio of 18:74:8 and for sausage, 23:2:75 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
White Bread | Sausage | |
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Protein | 18% | 23% |
Carbohydrates | 74% | 2% |
Fat | 8% | 75% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
White bread is high in carbohydrates and sausage has 96% less carbohydrates than white bread - white bread has 43.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and sausage has 1.9g of carbohydrates.
White bread is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than sausage - white bread has 9.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and sausage does not contain significant amounts.
White bread and sausage contain similar amounts of sugar - white bread has 5g of sugar per 100 grams and sausage has 1.4g of sugar.
Both white bread and sausage are high in protein. Sausage has 73% more protein than white bread - white bread has 10.7g of protein per 100 grams and sausage has 18.4g of protein.
Sausage is high in saturated fat and white bread has 93% less saturated fat than sausage - white bread has 0.63g of saturated fat per 100 grams and sausage has 9g of saturated fat.
Both white bread and sausage are low in trans fat - white bread has 0.03g of trans fat per 100 grams and sausage has 0.1g of trans fat.
White bread has less cholesterol than sausage - sausage has 81mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and white bread does not contain significant amounts.
Sausage has more Vitamin A than white bread - sausage has 10ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and white bread does not contain significant amounts.
Sausage has more Vitamin D than white bread - sausage has 41iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and white bread does not contain significant amounts.
White bread and sausage contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - white bread has 0.38mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and sausage has 0.25mg of Vitamin E.
White bread and sausage contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - white bread has 7.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and sausage has 3.4ug of Vitamin K.
Sausage has more Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12, however, white bread contains more folate. Both white bread and sausage contain significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and pantothenic acid.
White Bread | Sausage | |
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Thiamin | 0.51 MG | 0.346 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.255 MG | 0.263 MG |
Niacin | 4.455 MG | 6.279 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.455 MG | 0.838 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.08 MG | 0.371 MG |
Folate | 127 UG | 4 UG |
Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.9 UG |
White bread is an excellent source of calcium and it has 51 times more calcium than sausage - white bread has 684mg of calcium per 100 grams and sausage has 13mg of calcium.
White bread is an excellent source of iron and it has 291% more iron than sausage - white bread has 4.9mg of iron per 100 grams and sausage has 1.3mg of iron.
Sausage is an excellent source of potassium and it has 167% more potassium than white bread - white bread has 127mg of potassium per 100 grams and sausage has 339mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, sausage has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) and DPA than white bread per 100 grams. Both white bread and sausage contain small amounts of EPA.
White Bread | Sausage | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.083 G | 0.184 G |
EPA | 0.003 G | 0.007 G |
DHA | ~ | 0.004 G |
DPA | ~ | 0.024 G |
Total | 0.086 G | 0.219 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, sausage has more linoleic acid than white bread per 100 grams.
White Bread | Sausage | |
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other omega 6 | ~ | 0.035 G |
linoleic acid | 0.879 G | 4.267 G |
Total | 0.879 G | 4.302 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either White Bread or Sausage .
Note: The specific food items compared are: White Bread (Bread, white wheat) and Sausage (Sausage, Italian, pork, mild, cooked, pan-fried) .
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 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 E | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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