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Focaccia vs. Halva — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between focaccia and halva

  • Focaccia has more folate and vitamin B2; however, halva is richer in copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, manganese, vitamin B6, and iron.
  • Halva covers your daily copper needs 123% more than focaccia.
  • Halva has 3 times less vitamin B2 than focaccia. Focaccia has 0.301mg of vitamin B2, while halva has 0.088mg.
  • Focaccia contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain and Candies, halavah, plain.

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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%
Halva
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +38.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +990%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64%
Contains more IronIron +43.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1220.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +224.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +374.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +139.8%
~equal in Calcium ~33mg

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%
Halva
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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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +242%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +270.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +112.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +208%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.424mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Focaccia Halva DV% diff.
Copper 0.091mg 1.202mg 123%
Phosphorus 128mg 607mg 68%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.994g 8.481g 50%
Magnesium 20mg 218mg 47%
Zinc 1.33mg 4.32mg 27%
Manganese 0.364mg 0.873mg 22%
Fats 7.89g 21.52g 21%
Folate 138µg 65µg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.348mg 18%
Iron 3.16mg 4.53mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.088mg 16%
Sodium 561mg 195mg 16%
Saturated fat 0.877g 4.127g 15%
Fiber 1.8g 4.5g 11%
Calories 249kcal 469kcal 11%
Vitamin E 1.42mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 0.174mg 9%
Selenium 15.9µg 11.5µg 8%
Carbs 35.82g 60.49g 8%
Protein 8.77g 12.49g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 5.67g 8.194g 6%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 5%
Vitamin B3 3.67mg 2.856mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.47mg 0.424mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Potassium 114mg 187mg 2%
Choline 2.9mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 34.02g 55.99g N/A
Calcium 35mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 1.75g 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
Halva
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12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +1151%
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.4%
Contains more FatsFats +172.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +68.9%
Contains more OtherOther +13.7%

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
Halva
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20% 39% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.127 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.481 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +44.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +753.2%

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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. Focaccia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167945/nutrients
  2. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/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.