Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
white bread
versus
maruchan ramen, chicken
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in white bread and maruchan ramen, chicken:
Both white bread and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in calories. Maruchan ramen, chicken has 90% more calories than white bread - white bread has 238 calories per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 453 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, white bread is heavier in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to maruchan ramen, chicken per calorie. White bread has a macronutrient ratio of 18:74:8 and for maruchan ramen, chicken, 10:53:37 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| White Bread | Maruchan Ramen, Chicken | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 18% | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 74% | 53% |
| Fat | 8% | 37% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both white bread and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in carbohydrates. Maruchan ramen, chicken has 39% more carbohydrates than white bread - white bread has 43.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 60.9g of carbohydrates.
Both white bread and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in dietary fiber. White bread has 197% more dietary fiber than maruchan ramen, chicken - white bread has 9.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 3.1g of dietary fiber.
White bread and maruchan ramen, chicken contain similar amounts of sugar - white bread has 5g of sugar per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 4.7g of sugar.
Both white bread and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in protein. White bread is very similar to white bread for protein - white bread has 10.7g of protein per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 10.9g of protein.
Maruchan ramen, chicken is high in saturated fat and white bread has 93% less saturated fat than maruchan ramen, chicken - white bread has 0.63g of saturated fat per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 9.4g of saturated fat.
Both white bread and maruchan ramen, chicken are low in trans fat - white bread has 0.03g of trans fat per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Maruchan ramen, chicken has more Vitamin C than white bread - maruchan ramen, chicken has 1.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and white bread does not contain significant amounts.
Maruchan ramen, chicken has more Vitamin A than white bread - maruchan ramen, chicken has 46.8ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and white bread does not contain significant amounts.
White bread has more Vitamin E than maruchan ramen, chicken - white bread has 0.38mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
White bread has more Vitamin K than maruchan ramen, chicken - white bread has 7.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
White bread has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| White Bread | Maruchan Ramen, Chicken | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.51 MG | ~ |
| Riboflavin | 0.255 MG | ~ |
| Niacin | 4.455 MG | ~ |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.455 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.08 MG | ~ |
| Folate | 127 UG | ~ |
White bread is an excellent source of calcium and it has 21 times more calcium than maruchan ramen, chicken - white bread has 684mg of calcium per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 31mg of calcium.
Both white bread and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in iron. White bread has 16% more iron than maruchan ramen, chicken - white bread has 4.9mg of iron per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 4.2mg of iron.
White bread has more potassium than maruchan ramen, chicken - white bread has 127mg of potassium per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
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 Maruchan Ramen, Chicken (MARUCHAN, INSTANT LUNCH RAMEN NOODLE SOUP, CHIPOTLE CHICKEN) .
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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% | 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% | 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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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||