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Focaccia vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between focaccia and flour

  • Focaccia has more vitamin E; however, flour has more selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, manganese, folate, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for flour is 33% higher.
  • Flour has 281 times less sodium than focaccia. Focaccia has 561mg of sodium, while flour has 2mg.

Food types used in this article are Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +90%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.5%
Contains more IronIron +46.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +58.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +87.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +113.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~22mg
~equal in Potassium ~107mg

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%
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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% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +47.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +156.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +67%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +64.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +60.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +32.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +258.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Focaccia Flour DV% diff.
Selenium 15.9µg 33.9µg 33%
Vitamin B1 0.47mg 0.785mg 26%
Sodium 561mg 2mg 24%
Iron 3.16mg 4.64mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.494mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.67g 0.087g 14%
Vitamin B3 3.67mg 5.904mg 14%
Manganese 0.364mg 0.682mg 14%
Carbs 35.82g 76.31g 13%
Fats 7.89g 0.98g 11%
Folate 138µg 183µg 11%
Vitamin E 1.42mg 0.06mg 9%
Calories 249kcal 364kcal 6%
Zinc 1.33mg 0.7mg 6%
Copper 0.091mg 0.144mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.044mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 0.3µg 5%
Fiber 1.8g 2.7g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.994g 0.413g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 0.438mg 4%
Phosphorus 128mg 108mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.877g 0.155g 3%
Protein 8.77g 10.33g 3%
Calcium 35mg 15mg 2%
Choline 2.9mg 10.4mg 1%
Net carbs 34.02g 73.61g N/A
Magnesium 20mg 22mg 0%
Potassium 114mg 107mg 0%
Sugar 1.75g 0.27g N/A
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0%

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
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more FatsFats +705.1%
Contains more WaterWater +285.2%
Contains more OtherOther +250%
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +113%

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
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6417.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +140.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.3%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.