Irish soda bread vs. Banana bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between irish soda bread and banana bread

Banana bread contains less iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, selenium, copper, manganese, calcium, fiber, and vitamin B3 than irish soda bread.
Irish soda bread's daily need coverage for iron is 16% higher.
Banana bread contains 4 times less calcium than irish soda bread. Irish soda bread contains 81mg of calcium, while banana bread contains 21mg.
The amount of cholesterol in irish soda bread is lower.
Banana bread has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of banana bread is 54, while the glycemic index of irish soda bread is 69.

The food types used in this comparison are Bread, irish soda, prepared from recipe and Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine.

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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.

Irish soda bread

Banana bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+64.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+285.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+98.5%
Contains more IronIron	+92.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+80.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+62.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+96.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+69.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+32.2%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-24.1%

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.

Irish soda bread

Banana bread

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+66.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+112.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+120.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+80.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+100%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.268mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.69mg	1.4mg	16%
Vitamin B1	0.298mg	0.172mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.478g	3.13g	11%
Fats	5g	10.5g	8%
Cholesterol	18mg	43mg	8%
Phosphorus	114mg	58mg	8%
Selenium	16µg	12.1µg	7%
Manganese	0.355mg	0.209mg	6%
Vitamin A	48µg	106µg	6%
Copper	0.13mg	0.072mg	6%
Fiber	2.6g	1.1g	6%
Calcium	81mg	21mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	1.999g	4.48g	6%
Vitamin B3	2.405mg	1.446mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.083mg	0.15mg	5%
Saturated fat	1.111g	2.237g	5%
Protein	6.6g	4.3g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.2mg	5%
Potassium	266mg	134mg	4%
Sodium	398mg	302mg	4%
Folate	47µg	33µg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.05µg	0.1µg	2%
Calories	290kcal	326kcal	2%
Zinc	0.57mg	0.35mg	2%
Magnesium	23mg	14mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	1.7mg	1%
Carbs	56g	54.6g	0%
Net carbs	53.4g	53.5g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0.268mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.072mg	0.053mg	0%
Threonine	0.201mg	0.15mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.234mg	0.182mg	0%
Leucine	0.436mg	0.327mg	0%
Lysine	0.219mg	0.18mg	0%
Methionine	0.138mg	0.094mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.3mg	0.218mg	0%
Valine	0.283mg	0.209mg	0%
Histidine	0.159mg	0.113mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.004g	N/A