Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
whole wheat bread
versus
yellow mustard
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in whole wheat bread and yellow mustard:
Whole wheat bread is high in calories and yellow mustard has 77% less calories than whole wheat bread - whole wheat bread has 265 calories per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 60 calories.
Whole Wheat Bread | Yellow Mustard | |
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Protein | 20% | 21% |
Carbohydrates | 65% | 32% |
Fat | 14% | 47% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Whole wheat bread is high in carbohydrates and yellow mustard has 87% less carbohydrates than whole wheat bread - whole wheat bread has 43.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 5.8g of carbohydrates.
Both whole wheat bread and yellow mustard are high in dietary fiber. Whole wheat bread has 85% more dietary fiber than yellow mustard - whole wheat bread has 7.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 4g of dietary fiber.
Yellow mustard has 5.9 times less sugar than whole wheat bread - whole wheat bread has 6.4g of sugar per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 0.92g of sugar.
Whole wheat bread is an excellent source of protein and it has 257% more protein than yellow mustard - whole wheat bread has 13.4g of protein per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 3.7g of protein.
Both whole wheat bread and yellow mustard are low in saturated fat - whole wheat bread has 0.87g of saturated fat per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 0.21g of saturated fat.
Both yellow mustard and whole wheat bread are low in trans fat - yellow mustard has 0.01g of trans fat per 100 grams and whole wheat bread does not contain significant amounts.
Whole wheat bread and yellow mustard contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - whole wheat bread has 0.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 0.3mg of Vitamin C.
Yellow mustard and whole wheat bread contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - yellow mustard has 5ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and whole wheat bread does not contain significant amounts.
Whole wheat bread and yellow mustard contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - whole wheat bread has 0.37mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 0.36mg of Vitamin E.
Whole wheat bread and yellow mustard contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - whole wheat bread has 1.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 1.4ug of Vitamin K.
Whole wheat bread has more niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both whole wheat bread and yellow mustard contain significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin and pantothenic acid.
Whole Wheat Bread | Yellow Mustard | |
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Thiamin | 0.279 MG | 0.177 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.131 MG | 0.07 MG |
Niacin | 4.042 MG | 0.565 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.336 MG | 0.254 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.263 MG | 0.07 MG |
Folate | 75 UG | 7 UG |
Both whole wheat bread and yellow mustard are high in calcium. Whole wheat bread has 63% more calcium than yellow mustard - whole wheat bread has 103mg of calcium per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 63mg of calcium.
Whole wheat bread is a great source of iron and it has 55% more iron than yellow mustard - whole wheat bread has 2.5mg of iron per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 1.6mg of iron.
Whole wheat bread is a great source of potassium and it has 51% more potassium than yellow mustard - whole wheat bread has 230mg of potassium per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 152mg 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 whole wheat bread and yellow mustard contain significant amounts of lutein + zeaxanthin.
Whole Wheat Bread | Yellow Mustard | |
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beta-carotene | 1 UG | 51 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 94 UG | 113 UG |
alpha-carotene | ~ | 1 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, both whole wheat bread and yellow mustard contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Whole Wheat Bread | Yellow Mustard | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.205 G | 0.374 G |
Total | 0.205 G | 0.374 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, whole wheat bread has more linoleic acid than yellow mustard per 100 grams.
Whole Wheat Bread | Yellow Mustard | |
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other omega 6 | ~ | 0.01 G |
linoleic acid | 1.667 G | 0.363 G |
Total | 1.667 G | 0.373 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: Whole Wheat Bread (Bread, multi-grain (includes whole-grain)) and Yellow Mustard (Mustard, prepared, yellow) .
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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 | |||