Focaccia vs. Pie crust — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between focaccia and pie crust
- Focaccia has more iron, folate, zinc, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and phosphorus; however, pie crust is higher in selenium.
- Pie crust covers your daily saturated fat needs 35% more than focaccia.
- Pie crust contains 3 times less zinc than focaccia. Focaccia contains 1.33mg of zinc, while pie crust contains 0.4mg.
- Focaccia has less sodium.
Food varieties used in this article are Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain and Pie crust, standard-type, dry mix.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +33.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +78.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +42.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +21.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +232.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +48.8% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -25.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +15.6% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +74.3% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +44% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +19.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +41.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +34.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +140.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +76.6% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +32.7% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Fats | 7.89g | 31.4g | 36% |
Saturated fat | 0.877g | 7.974g | 32% |
Monounsaturated fat | 5.67g | 17.887g | 31% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.994g | 3.968g | 20% |
Calories | 249kcal | 518kcal | 13% |
Selenium | 15.9µg | 22.9µg | 13% |
Iron | 3.16mg | 2.22mg | 12% |
Folate | 138µg | 104µg | 9% |
Vitamin E | 1.42mg | 9% | |
Sodium | 561mg | 753mg | 8% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.645mg | 0.268mg | 8% |
Zinc | 1.33mg | 0.4mg | 8% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.47mg | 0.392mg | 7% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.301mg | 0.213mg | 7% |
Fiber | 1.8g | 7% | |
Phosphorus | 128mg | 86mg | 6% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.67mg | 2.727mg | 6% |
Carbs | 35.82g | 52.1g | 5% |
Vitamin K | 5.7µg | 5% | |
Protein | 8.77g | 6.9g | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.113mg | 0.064mg | 4% |
Calcium | 35mg | 61mg | 3% |
Manganese | 0.364mg | 0.315mg | 2% |
Copper | 0.091mg | 0.075mg | 2% |
Magnesium | 20mg | 15mg | 1% |
Choline | 2.9mg | 1% | |
Potassium | 114mg | 64mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 34.02g | 52.1g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.75g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.08mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.184mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.255mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.476mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.133mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.121mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.339mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.289mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.146mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +27.1% |
Contains more WaterWater | +504.1% |
Contains more FatsFats | +298% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +45.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +24.2% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -89% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +215.5% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +299.2% |