Irish soda bread vs. Danish pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between irish soda bread and danish pastry?

Irish soda bread is higher in iron, vitamin B1, and fiber, yet danish pastry is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, and monounsaturated fat.
Danish pastry's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 28% more.
Irish soda bread has 3 times more potassium than danish pastry. While irish soda bread has 266mg of potassium, danish pastry has only 98mg.
The amount of saturated fat in irish soda bread is lower.
The glycemic index of danish pastry is lower.

We used Bread, irish soda, prepared from recipe and Danish pastry, cheese types 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

Danish pastry

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+53.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+131.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+171.4%
Contains more IronIron	+49.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+46.1%

Contains more ZincZinc	+22.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+18.1%

~equal in Phosphorus ~108mg

~equal in Sodium ~417mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.351mg

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

Danish pastry

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+37.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+56.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+107.5%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+21.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+300%
Contains more FolateFolate	+27.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.26mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	5g	21.9g	26%
Saturated fat	1.111g	6.794g	26%
Monounsaturated fat	1.999g	11.313g	23%
Iron	2.69mg	1.8mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.298mg	0.19mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.478g	2.575g	7%
Carbs	56g	37.2g	6%
Fiber	2.6g	1g	6%
Vitamin B12	0.05µg	0.2µg	6%
Vitamin K		6.9µg	6%
Calcium	81mg	35mg	5%
Potassium	266mg	98mg	5%
Copper	0.13mg	0.089mg	5%
Selenium	16µg	18.9µg	5%
Calories	290kcal	374kcal	4%
Choline		20.1mg	4%
Protein	6.6g	8g	3%
Vitamin B3	2.405mg	2mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.083mg	0.04mg	3%
Folate	47µg	60µg	3%
Cholesterol	18mg	23mg	2%
Magnesium	23mg	15mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.35mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	0.1mg	1%
Zinc	0.57mg	0.7mg	1%
Phosphorus	114mg	108mg	1%
Sodium	398mg	417mg	1%
Vitamin A	48µg	35µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.26mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0.304mg	1%
Net carbs	53.4g	36.2g	N/A
Vitamin D		2 IU	0%
Sugar		6.95g	N/A
Manganese	0.355mg	0.351mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.072mg	0.089mg	0%
Threonine	0.201mg	0.293mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.234mg	0.371mg	0%
Leucine	0.436mg	0.644mg	0%
Lysine	0.219mg	0.43mg	0%
Methionine	0.138mg	0.174mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.3mg	0.402mg	0%
Valine	0.283mg	0.412mg	0%
Histidine	0.159mg	0.205mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.001g	N/A