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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 24% 23% 101% 43% 16% 49% 52% 46% 87%
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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 2.7% 16% 0% 0% 75% 62% 45% 15% 19% 6.3% 0% 35% 0%
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 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Irish soda bread 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
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 g
7% 5% 56% 30% 2%
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%
~equal in Carbs ~56g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 g
24% 44% 32%
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%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/nutrients
  2. Irish soda bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174912/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.