Nutrient/cost component | White breads (n = 15 countries) | HHB$1.5 | Rank of HHB$1.5a | Breads with seeds/nuts (n = 6 countries) | HHB$3 | Rank of HHB$3a | ||
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Median | IQR | Median | IQR | |||||
Eight heart health relevant characteristics b | ||||||||
Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) | 0.10 | 0.05 – 0.17 | 0.08 | 6/8 | 1.19 | 0.64 – 1.44 | 2.62 | 1/3 |
Total polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) (g) | 0.66 | 0.51 – 1.33 | 0.52 | 10=/14 | 4.52 | 2.98 – 5.73 | 4.19 | 4/6 |
Total saturated fatty acids (SFA) (g) | 0.40 | 0.29 – 0.70 | 0.14 | 2/13 | 1.25 | 0.89 – 1.83 | 0.62 | 5/6 |
Ratio PUFA/SFA | 2.1 | 1.7 – 2.5 | 3.7 | 3/13 | 4.4 | 3.0 – 4.7 | 6.8 | 1/6 |
Sodium (mg) | 498 | 457 – 528 | 309 | 1/15 | 464 | 437 – 472 | 231 | 1/6 |
Potassium (mg) | 130 | 115 – 157 | 561 | 1/15 | 220 | 195 – 277 | 647 | 1/6 |
Ratio of potassium to sodium | 0.3 | 0.2 – 0.3 | 1.8 | 1/15 | 0.5 | 0.4 – 0.6 | 2.8 | 1/6 |
Dietary fiber (g) | 3.1 | 2.6 – 4.3 | 4.8 | 4/15 | 5.2 | 4.3 – 5.4 | 8.1 | 1/6 |
Other micronutrients | ||||||||
Calcium (mg) | 97 | 54 – 110 | 23 | 14/15 | 40 | 37 – 43 | 51 | 2/6 |
Folate (mcg) (including synthetic forms in some fortified white breads) | 30 | 27 – 41 | 65 | 3/12 | 52 | 44 – 57 | 83 | 2/6 |
Iodide (mcg) | 3.8 | 1.2 – 6.0 | 40.0 | 1/8 | 5.3 | 3.1 – 16.2 | 29.6 | 2/6 |
Iron (mg) | 1.6 | 1.1 – 2.5 | 2.2 | 5/14 | 1.7 | 1.4 – 2.7 | 2.8 | 2/6 |
Selenium (mcg) | 5.8 | 2.6 – 14.3 | 3.0 | 8/10 | 5.2 | 4.1 – 8.0 | 6.4 | 3/6 |
Zinc (mg) | 0.8 | 0.7 – 1.0 | 1.4 | 1=/13 | 1.4 | 1.1 – 1.9 | 1.9 | 3/6 |
Selected other macronutrients | ||||||||
Dietary energy (kJ) | 1047 | 1026 – 1169 | 951 | 2/14 (if low is best) | 1188 | 1168 – 1291 | 1036 | 2/5 (if low is best) |
Protein (g) | 8.4 | 8.3 – 9.1 | 7.4 | 14/15 | 10.6 | 9.5 – 11.6 | 8.8 | 6/6 |
Sugars (total) (g) | 3.5 | 1.7 – 4.8 | 0.5 | 2/10 | 2.2 | 1.45 – 3.4 | 0.6 | 2/5 |
Cost (relevant to food security) c | ||||||||
Cost per 100 g of loaf (US$) | 0.28 | 0.21 – 0.34 | 0.10 | 2/15 | 0.73 | 0.64 – 0.95 | 0.17 | 1/5 |
Cost per 1000 kJ of food energy (US$) | 0.17 | 0.12 – 0.20 | 0.11 | 4=/14 | 0.34 | 0.33 – 0.38 | 0.20 | 2/5 |