Focaccia vs. French bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between focaccia and french bread

Focaccia has more vitamin E, while french bread has more selenium, vitamin B3, manganese, iron, copper, vitamin B2, and fiber.
French bread covers your daily need for selenium, 25% more than focaccia.
Focaccia contains 7 times more vitamin E than french bread. While focaccia contains 1.42mg of vitamin E, french bread contains only 0.19mg.
The amount of sodium in focaccia is lower.
Focaccia has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of focaccia is 63, while the glycemic index of french bread is 78.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain and Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough).

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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.

Focaccia

French bread

Contains more ZincZinc	+26.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-22.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+55%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+34.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22.8%
Contains more IronIron	+22.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+64.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+57.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+86.8%

~equal in Phosphorus ~126mg

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.

Focaccia

French bread

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+647.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+17.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1040%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+22.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+46.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+503.4%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.427mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.616mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~140µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	15.9µg	29.7µg	25%
Monounsaturated fat	5.67g	0.386g	13%
Vitamin B3	3.67mg	5.38mg	11%
Fats	7.89g	2.14g	9%
Carbs	35.82g	61.93g	9%
Iron	3.16mg	3.87mg	9%
Manganese	0.364mg	0.573mg	9%
Protein	8.77g	13g	8%
Vitamin E	1.42mg	0.19mg	8%
Sodium	561mg	720mg	7%
Copper	0.091mg	0.15mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.301mg	0.37mg	5%
Fiber	1.8g	3.1g	5%
Vitamin K	5.7µg	0.5µg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.47mg	0.427mg	4%
Calories	249kcal	319kcal	4%
Choline	2.9mg	17.5mg	3%
Magnesium	20mg	31mg	3%
Zinc	1.33mg	1.05mg	3%
Saturated fat	0.877g	0.502g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.994g	0.83g	1%
Potassium	114mg	140mg	1%
Calcium	35mg	47mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.645mg	0.616mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.113mg	0.096mg	1%
Folate	138µg	140µg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	34.02g	58.83g	N/A
Sugar	1.75g	3.59g	N/A
Phosphorus	128mg	126mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.134mg	0%
Threonine		0.316mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.416mg	0%
Leucine		0.762mg	0%
Lysine		0.328mg	0%
Methionine		0.168mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.543mg	0%
Valine		0.476mg	0%
Histidine		0.234mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.05g	N/A