Wheat Bread vs. Irish soda bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between wheat Bread and irish soda bread?
- Wheat Bread is richer than irish soda bread in manganese, selenium, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, folate, vitamin B2, and magnesium.
- Wheat Bread's daily need coverage for manganese is 44% more.
- Wheat Bread has 3 times more vitamin B3 than irish soda bread. While wheat Bread has 6.25mg of vitamin B3, irish soda bread has only 2.405mg.
- The amount of sodium in irish soda bread is lower.
We used Bread, wheat, toasted and Bread, irish soda, prepared from recipe types in this article.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +156.5% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +103.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +52% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +52.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +157.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +64.9% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +287.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +108.8% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +19.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -33.8% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +47.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +42% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +159.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +82.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +84.3% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +83% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +300% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 1.377mg | 0.355mg | 44% |
Selenium | 33.4µg | 16µg | 32% |
Vitamin B3 | 6.25mg | 2.405mg | 24% |
Iron | 4.09mg | 2.69mg | 18% |
Protein | 12.96g | 6.6g | 13% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.439mg | 0.298mg | 12% |
Phosphorus | 188mg | 114mg | 11% |
Folate | 86µg | 47µg | 10% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.382mg | 0.269mg | 9% |
Magnesium | 59mg | 23mg | 9% |
Sodium | 601mg | 398mg | 9% |
Zinc | 1.47mg | 0.57mg | 8% |
Copper | 0.198mg | 0.13mg | 8% |
Fiber | 4.7g | 2.6g | 8% |
Calcium | 165mg | 81mg | 8% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 18mg | 6% |
Vitamin K | 5.7µg | 5% | |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 48µg | 5% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.153mg | 0.083mg | 5% |
Choline | 22.1mg | 4% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.456mg | 0.25mg | 4% |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.05µg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.24mg | 2% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 1.019g | 1.999g | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.72g | 1.478g | 2% |
Saturated fat | 0.989g | 1.111g | 1% |
Calories | 313kcal | 290kcal | 1% |
Potassium | 223mg | 266mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0.8mg | 1% |
Fats | 4.27g | 5g | 1% |
Carbs | 55.77g | 56g | 0% |
Net carbs | 51.07g | 53.4g | N/A |
Sugar | 6.42g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.092mg | 0.072mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.299mg | 0.201mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.258mg | 0.234mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.461mg | 0.436mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.215mg | 0.219mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.105mg | 0.138mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.315mg | 0.3mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.31mg | 0.283mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.15mg | 0.159mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0g | 0.002g | N/A |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.161g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
12.96 g
Fats:
4.27 g
Carbs:
55.77 g
Water:
24.23 g
Other:
2.77 g
Protein:
6.6 g
Fats:
5 g
Carbs:
56 g
Water:
30.1 g
Other:
2.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +96.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +20.4% |
Contains more FatsFats | +17.1% |
Contains more WaterWater | +24.2% |
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Carbs
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.72 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
1.111 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
1.999 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.478 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -11% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +16.4% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +96.2% |