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Focaccia vs. Wheat Bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are focaccia and wheat Bread different?

  • Focaccia is richer in folate, while wheat Bread is higher in manganese, selenium, vitamin B3, calcium, copper, iron, fiber, magnesium, and phosphorus.
  • Wheat Bread covers your daily need for manganese, 44% more than focaccia.
  • Focaccia contains 2 times more folate than wheat Bread. Focaccia contains 138µg of folate, while wheat Bread contains 86µg.

Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain and Bread, wheat, toasted types were used 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 14% 11% 10% 119% 30% 36% 55% 73% 47% 87%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +195%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +371.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +95.6%
Contains more IronIron +29.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +117.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +10.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +278.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +110.1%
~equal in Sodium ~601mg

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% 0% 28% 0% 118% 69% 69% 39% 26% 0% 14% 104% 1.6%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +491.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +41.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +60.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +70.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +35.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +662.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.439mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~5.7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Focaccia Wheat Bread DV% diff.
Manganese 0.364mg 1.377mg 44%
Selenium 15.9µg 33.4µg 32%
Vitamin B3 3.67mg 6.25mg 16%
Calcium 35mg 165mg 13%
Folate 138µg 86µg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 5.67g 1.019g 12%
Iron 3.16mg 4.09mg 12%
Fiber 1.8g 4.7g 12%
Copper 0.091mg 0.198mg 12%
Magnesium 20mg 59mg 9%
Phosphorus 128mg 188mg 9%
Protein 8.77g 12.96g 8%
Vitamin E 1.42mg 0.24mg 8%
Carbs 35.82g 55.77g 7%
Fats 7.89g 4.27g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.382mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.994g 1.72g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 0.456mg 4%
Choline 2.9mg 22.1mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.153mg 3%
Calories 249kcal 313kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.47mg 0.439mg 3%
Potassium 114mg 223mg 3%
Sodium 561mg 601mg 2%
Zinc 1.33mg 1.47mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.877g 0.989g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 34.02g 51.07g N/A
Sugar 1.75g 6.42g N/A
Vitamin K 5.7µg 5.7µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 8% 36% 46%
Protein: 8.77 g
Fats: 7.89 g
Carbs: 35.82 g
Water: 45.91 g
Other: 1.61 g
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
Contains more FatsFats +84.8%
Contains more WaterWater +89.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +47.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +55.7%
Contains more OtherOther +72%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 75% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.877 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.994 g
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -11.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +456.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +73%

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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. Focaccia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167945/nutrients
  2. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/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.