Danish pastry vs. Irish soda bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between danish pastry and irish soda bread?

Danish pastry is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, and monounsaturated fat, yet irish soda bread is higher in iron, vitamin B1, and fiber.
Danish pastry's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 28% more.
Danish pastry has 6 times more monounsaturated fat than irish soda bread. While danish pastry has 11.313g of monounsaturated fat, irish soda bread has only 1.999g.
The amount of saturated fat in irish soda bread is lower.
The glycemic index of danish pastry is lower.

We used Danish pastry, cheese 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.

Danish pastry

Irish soda bread

Contains more ZincZinc	+22.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+18.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+53.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+131.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+171.4%
Contains more IronIron	+49.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+46.1%

~equal in Phosphorus ~114mg

~equal in Sodium ~398mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.355mg

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.

Danish pastry

Irish soda bread

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+21.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+27.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+37.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+56.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+107.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.269mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	6.794g	1.111g	26%
Fats	21.9g	5g	26%
Monounsaturated fat	11.313g	1.999g	23%
Iron	1.8mg	2.69mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.298mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.575g	1.478g	7%
Carbs	37.2g	56g	6%
Vitamin K	6.9µg		6%
Vitamin B12	0.2µg	0.05µg	6%
Fiber	1g	2.6g	6%
Selenium	18.9µg	16µg	5%
Calcium	35mg	81mg	5%
Potassium	98mg	266mg	5%
Copper	0.089mg	0.13mg	5%
Choline	20.1mg		4%
Calories	374kcal	290kcal	4%
Vitamin B3	2mg	2.405mg	3%
Protein	8g	6.6g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.04mg	0.083mg	3%
Folate	60µg	47µg	3%
Cholesterol	23mg	18mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.35mg		2%
Magnesium	15mg	23mg	2%
Phosphorus	108mg	114mg	1%
Vitamin A	35µg	48µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.8mg	1%
Zinc	0.7mg	0.57mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.26mg	0.269mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.304mg	0.25mg	1%
Sodium	417mg	398mg	1%
Net carbs	36.2g	53.4g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU		0%
Sugar	6.95g		N/A
Manganese	0.351mg	0.355mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.089mg	0.072mg	0%
Threonine	0.293mg	0.201mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.371mg	0.234mg	0%
Leucine	0.644mg	0.436mg	0%
Lysine	0.43mg	0.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.174mg	0.138mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.402mg	0.3mg	0%
Valine	0.412mg	0.283mg	0%
Histidine	0.205mg	0.159mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.002g	N/A