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

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A recap on the differences between irish soda bread and cornbread

Irish soda bread has more selenium, iron, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2; however, cornbread is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B12, and vitamin B5.
Cornbread covers your daily phosphorus needs 40% more than irish soda bread.
Cornbread contains 2 times less selenium than irish soda bread. Irish soda bread contains 16µg of selenium, while cornbread contains 8.7µg.
Irish soda bread has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, irish soda, prepared from recipe and Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs.

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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

Cornbread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+35.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+45.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+78.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+59.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+83.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+66.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+17.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+243%

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

Cornbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+37.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+56.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+53.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+131.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+360%
Contains more FolateFolate	+17%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.085mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	114mg	391mg	40%
Starch		35.66g	15%
Cholesterol	18mg	57mg	13%
Selenium	16µg	8.7µg	13%
Saturated fat	1.111g	3.732g	12%
Choline		58.7mg	11%
Iron	2.69mg	1.85mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.298mg	0.19mg	9%
Sodium	398mg	599mg	9%
Vitamin B12	0.05µg	0.23µg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0.579mg	7%
Fats	5g	9.58g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.175mg	7%
Manganese	0.355mg	0.222mg	6%
Copper	0.13mg	0.073mg	6%
Calcium	81mg	135mg	5%
Potassium	266mg	133mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	1.999g	3.494g	4%
Vitamin E		0.51mg	3%
Vitamin B3	2.405mg	2.004mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.478g	1.963g	3%
Vitamin K		3.7µg	3%
Folate	47µg	55µg	2%
Calories	290kcal	330kcal	2%
Vitamin A	48µg	35µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	0.1mg	1%
Zinc	0.57mg	0.67mg	1%
Fiber	2.6g	2.3g	1%
Magnesium	23mg	17mg	1%
Carbs	56g	54.46g	1%
Protein	6.6g	6.59g	0%
Net carbs	53.4g	52.16g	N/A
Sugar		16.05g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.083mg	0.085mg	0%
Trans fat		0.224g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.072mg	0.059mg	0%
Threonine	0.201mg	0.226mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.234mg	0.265mg	0%
Leucine	0.436mg	0.658mg	0%
Lysine	0.219mg	0.324mg	0%
Methionine	0.138mg	0.157mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.3mg	0.343mg	0%
Valine	0.283mg	0.334mg	0%
Histidine	0.159mg	0.167mg	0%
Fructose		0.2g	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.076g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.043g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.726g	N/A