Irish soda bread vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between irish soda bread and chocolate cake

Irish soda bread has more iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and selenium, while chocolate cake has more copper.
Chocolate cake covers your daily need for saturated fat, 22% more than irish soda bread.
Irish soda bread contains 2 times more vitamin B3 than chocolate cake. While irish soda bread contains 2.405mg of vitamin B3, chocolate cake contains only 1.137mg.
The amount of cholesterol in irish soda bread is lower.
Chocolate cake has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of chocolate cake is 41, while the glycemic index of irish soda bread is 69.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, irish soda, prepared from recipe and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting.

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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

Chocolate cake

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+35%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+90%
Contains more IronIron	+67.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+26.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+34.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+39.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+59.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+21.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-20.9%

~equal in Phosphorus ~106mg

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

Chocolate cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+111.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+26.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+111.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+102.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+74.1%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+21.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+220%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Choline		128.4mg	23%
Saturated fat	1.111g	5.43g	20%
Fats	5g	15.1g	16%
Iron	2.69mg	1.61mg	14%
Cholesterol	18mg	58mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.298mg	0.141mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	1.999g	6.039g	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.478g	2.761g	9%
Copper	0.13mg	0.207mg	9%
Vitamin B3	2.405mg	1.137mg	8%
Selenium	16µg	11.9µg	7%
Vitamin A	48µg		5%
Folate	47µg	27µg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.05µg	0.16µg	5%
Calories	290kcal	371kcal	4%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.213mg	4%
Sodium	398mg	315mg	4%
Fiber	2.6g	1.6g	4%
Potassium	266mg	140mg	4%
Protein	6.6g	5.3g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.083mg	0.041mg	3%
Manganese	0.355mg	0.28mg	3%
Calcium	81mg	60mg	2%
Magnesium	23mg	32mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	0.2mg	1%
Phosphorus	114mg	106mg	1%
Zinc	0.57mg	0.69mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0.304mg	1%
Carbs	56g	53.4g	1%
Net carbs	53.4g	51.8g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.072mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.201mg	0.202mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.234mg	0.24mg	0%
Leucine	0.436mg	0.407mg	0%
Lysine	0.219mg	0.268mg	0%
Methionine	0.138mg	0.116mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.3mg	0.265mg	0%
Valine	0.283mg	0.283mg	0%
Histidine	0.159mg	0.12mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.005g	N/A