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Focaccia vs. White bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between focaccia and white bread

  • Focaccia has more vitamin E, folate, and zinc; however, white bread has more selenium, calcium, manganese, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B1.
  • White bread's daily need coverage for selenium is 11% more.
  • Focaccia has 6 times more vitamin E than white bread. Focaccia has 1.42mg of vitamin E, while white bread has 0.22mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain and Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs).

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 43% 11% 135% 34% 20% 42% 64% 70% 120%
Contains more ZincZinc +79.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +311.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.5%
Contains more IronIron +14.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +11%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +47.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +38.4%

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%
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% 4.4% 0% 133% 56% 90% 32% 20% 0% 0.5% 83% 8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +545.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +23.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2750%
Contains more FolateFolate +24.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +30.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +403.4%
~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 White bread DV% diff.
Starch 37.17g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.67g 0.599g 13%
Selenium 15.9µg 22µg 11%
Calcium 35mg 144mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.42mg 0.22mg 8%
Manganese 0.364mg 0.536mg 7%
Fats 7.89g 3.33g 7%
Vitamin B3 3.67mg 4.78mg 7%
Folate 138µg 111µg 7%
Iron 3.16mg 3.61mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.47mg 0.533mg 5%
Zinc 1.33mg 0.74mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 0.2µg 5%
Carbs 35.82g 49.42g 5%
Phosphorus 128mg 98mg 4%
Fiber 1.8g 2.7g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.994g 1.602g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.243mg 4%
Sodium 561mg 490mg 3%
Fructose 2.43g 3%
Choline 2.9mg 14.6mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 0.536mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.087mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.877g 0.698g 1%
Calories 249kcal 266kcal 1%
Copper 0.091mg 0.101mg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 23mg 1%
Protein 8.77g 8.85g 0%
Net carbs 34.02g 46.72g N/A
Potassium 114mg 126mg 0%
Sugar 1.75g 5.67g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.027g N/A
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.166g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g 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
9% 3% 49% 36% 2%
Protein: 8.85 g
Fats: 3.33 g
Carbs: 49.42 g
Water: 36.42 g
Other: 1.98 g
Contains more FatsFats +136.9%
Contains more WaterWater +26.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +38%
Contains more OtherOther +23%
~equal in Protein ~8.85g

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
24% 21% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.698 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.599 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.602 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +846.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +61.2%

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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. White bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174924/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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