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Garlic vs. Focaccia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are garlic and focaccia different?

  • Garlic is richer in vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, and copper, while focaccia is higher in folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B2.
  • Garlic covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 86% more than focaccia.
  • Garlic is lower in sodium.
  • Focaccia has a higher glycemic index (63) than garlic (30).

Garlic, raw and Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain types were used 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.
Garlic
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +417.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +251.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +228.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +359.3%
Contains more IronIron +85.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +14.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12%

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.
Garlic
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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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +992.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1675%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +135%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +173.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +424.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +235.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +4500%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.645mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Focaccia DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.113mg 86%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.364mg 57%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 0mg 35%
Folate 3µg 138µg 34%
Sodium 17mg 561mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.47mg 23%
Copper 0.299mg 0.091mg 23%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 3.67mg 19%
Iron 1.7mg 3.16mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.301mg 15%
Calcium 181mg 35mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 5.67g 14%
Fats 0.5g 7.89g 11%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1.42mg 9%
Potassium 401mg 114mg 8%
Protein 6.36g 8.77g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0.994g 5%
Calories 149kcal 249kcal 5%
Phosphorus 153mg 128mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.877g 4%
Choline 23.2mg 2.9mg 4%
Selenium 14.2µg 15.9µg 3%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 5.7µg 3%
Zinc 1.16mg 1.33mg 2%
Carbs 33.06g 35.82g 1%
Magnesium 25mg 20mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.645mg 1%
Fiber 2.1g 1.8g 1%
Net carbs 30.96g 34.02g N/A
Sugar 1g 1.75g N/A
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
9% 8% 36% 46%
Protein: 8.77 g
Fats: 7.89 g
Carbs: 35.82 g
Water: 45.91 g
Other: 1.61 g
Contains more WaterWater +27.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +37.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1478%
~equal in Carbs ~35.82g
~equal in Other ~1.61g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
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26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
12% 75% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.877 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.994 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +51445.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +299.2%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/nutrients
  2. Focaccia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167945/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.