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Focaccia vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between focaccia and whey?

  • Focaccia is higher in iron, vitamin B1, folate, selenium, vitamin B3, manganese, phosphorus, and vitamin B2, yet whey is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Focaccia's daily need coverage for iron is 39% more.
  • Focaccia has 364 times more manganese than whey. While focaccia has 0.364mg of manganese, whey has only 0.001mg.
  • The amount of sodium in whey is lower.
  • The glycemic index of whey is lower.

We used Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain and Whey, sweet, fluid types 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more IronIron +5166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +2175%
Contains more ZincZinc +923.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +178.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +36300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +736.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +34.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.4%

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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1205.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4859.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +68.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +264.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +13700%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +451.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Focaccia Whey DV% diff.
Iron 3.16mg 0.06mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.47mg 0.036mg 36%
Folate 138µg 1µg 34%
Selenium 15.9µg 1.9µg 25%
Vitamin B3 3.67mg 0.074mg 22%
Sodium 561mg 54mg 22%
Protein 8.77g 0.85g 16%
Manganese 0.364mg 0.001mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 5.67g 0.1g 14%
Phosphorus 128mg 46mg 12%
Fats 7.89g 0.36g 12%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.28µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.158mg 11%
Calories 249kcal 27kcal 11%
Zinc 1.33mg 0.13mg 11%
Carbs 35.82g 5.14g 10%
Copper 0.091mg 0.004mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.42mg 0mg 9%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.994g 0.011g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.031mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 0.383mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 0µg 5%
Saturated fat 0.877g 0.23g 3%
Magnesium 20mg 8mg 3%
Choline 2.9mg 16mg 2%
Potassium 114mg 161mg 1%
Calcium 35mg 47mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 34.02g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 1.75g 5.14g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 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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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +931.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2091.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +596.9%
Contains more OtherOther +203.8%
Contains more WaterWater +102.8%

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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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5570%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8936.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.8%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.