Banana bread vs. Irish soda bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between banana bread and irish soda bread

Banana bread contains less iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, selenium, copper, manganese, calcium, fiber, and vitamin B3 than irish soda bread.
Irish soda bread's daily need coverage for iron is 16% higher.
Irish soda bread contains 2 times less cholesterol than banana bread. Banana bread contains 43mg of cholesterol, while irish soda bread contains 18mg.
Banana bread has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of banana bread is 54, while the glycemic index of irish soda bread is 69.

The food types used in this comparison are Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine and Bread, irish soda, prepared from recipe.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Banana bread

Irish soda bread

Contains less SodiumSodium

-24.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+64.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+285.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+98.5%
Contains more IronIron	+92.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+80.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+62.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+96.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+69.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+32.2%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Banana bread

Irish soda bread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+112.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+120.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+80.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+100%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+66.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.4%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.25mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	1.4mg	2.69mg	16%
Vitamin B1	0.172mg	0.298mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.13g	1.478g	11%
Fats	10.5g	5g	8%
Cholesterol	43mg	18mg	8%
Phosphorus	58mg	114mg	8%
Selenium	12.1µg	16µg	7%
Manganese	0.209mg	0.355mg	6%
Vitamin A	106µg	48µg	6%
Copper	0.072mg	0.13mg	6%
Fiber	1.1g	2.6g	6%
Calcium	21mg	81mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	4.48g	1.999g	6%
Vitamin B3	1.446mg	2.405mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.083mg	5%
Saturated fat	2.237g	1.111g	5%
Protein	4.3g	6.6g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.2mg	0.269mg	5%
Potassium	134mg	266mg	4%
Sodium	302mg	398mg	4%
Folate	33µg	47µg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.1µg	0.05µg	2%
Calories	326kcal	290kcal	2%
Zinc	0.35mg	0.57mg	2%
Magnesium	14mg	23mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	0.8mg	1%
Carbs	54.6g	56g	0%
Net carbs	53.5g	53.4g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.268mg	0.25mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.053mg	0.072mg	0%
Threonine	0.15mg	0.201mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.182mg	0.234mg	0%
Leucine	0.327mg	0.436mg	0%
Lysine	0.18mg	0.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.094mg	0.138mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.218mg	0.3mg	0%
Valine	0.209mg	0.283mg	0%
Histidine	0.113mg	0.159mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.004g	0.002g	N/A