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

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How are irish soda bread and biscuits different?

Irish soda bread is richer in copper, while biscuits are higher in calcium, phosphorus, selenium, and polyunsaturated fat.
Biscuits cover your daily need for saturated fat, 16% more than irish soda bread.
Irish soda bread contains 2 times more potassium than biscuits. Irish soda bread contains 266mg of potassium, while biscuits contain 121mg.
Irish soda bread is lower in sodium.
Irish soda bread has a higher glycemic index (69) than biscuits (44).

Bread, irish soda, prepared from recipe and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe 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.

Irish soda bread

Biscuit

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+119.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+58.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+190.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+43.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+21.9%

~equal in Iron ~2.9mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.54mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.378mg

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

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+137.1%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+19.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+15.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+14%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+60%
Contains more FolateFolate	+29.8%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	1.478g	4.163g	18%
Fats	5g	16.3g	17%
Saturated fat	1.111g	4.324g	15%
Calcium	81mg	235mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	1.999g	6.93g	12%
Sodium	398mg	580mg	8%
Phosphorus	114mg	164mg	7%
Selenium	16µg	19.5µg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.298mg	0.356mg	5%
Copper	0.13mg	0.082mg	5%
Vitamin A	48µg		5%
Cholesterol	18mg	3mg	5%
Potassium	266mg	121mg	4%
Fiber	2.6g	1.5g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.083mg	0.035mg	4%
Folate	47µg	61µg	4%
Carbs	56g	44.6g	4%
Vitamin B3	2.405mg	2.949mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.31mg	3%
Calories	290kcal	353kcal	3%
Iron	2.69mg	2.9mg	3%
Protein	6.6g	7g	1%
Manganese	0.355mg	0.378mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0.285mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.05µg	0.08µg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	18mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	0.2mg	1%
Net carbs	53.4g	43.1g	N/A
Sugar		2.18g	N/A
Zinc	0.57mg	0.54mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.072mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	0.201mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.234mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	0.436mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.219mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.138mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.3mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	0.283mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.159mg	0.161mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0g	N/A