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

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A recap on differences between irish soda bread and focaccia

  • Irish soda bread has less folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, zinc, and iron.
  • Focaccia covers your daily folate needs 23% more than irish soda bread.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, irish soda, prepared from recipe and Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 24% 23% 101% 43% 16% 49% 52% 46% 87%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 11% 10% 119% 30% 36% 55% 73% 47% 87%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +131.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +133.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +42.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -29.1%
Contains more IronIron +17.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.3%
~equal in Manganese ~0.364mg
~equal in Selenium ~15.9µg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 2.7% 16% 0% 0% 75% 62% 45% 15% 19% 6.3% 0% 35% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 28% 0% 118% 69% 69% 39% 26% 0% 14% 104% 1.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +57.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +52.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +158%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +36.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +193.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Irish soda bread Focaccia DV% diff.
Folate 47µg 138µg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.298mg 0.47mg 14%
Vitamin E 1.42mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 1.999g 5.67g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.645mg 8%
Vitamin B3 2.405mg 3.67mg 8%
Zinc 0.57mg 1.33mg 7%
Carbs 56g 35.82g 7%
Sodium 398mg 561mg 7%
Cholesterol 18mg 0mg 6%
Iron 2.69mg 3.16mg 6%
Vitamin A 48µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 5%
Calcium 81mg 35mg 5%
Copper 0.13mg 0.091mg 4%
Potassium 266mg 114mg 4%
Fats 5g 7.89g 4%
Protein 6.6g 8.77g 4%
Fiber 2.6g 1.8g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.478g 0.994g 3%
Vitamin B12 0.05µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 0.113mg 2%
Calories 290kcal 249kcal 2%
Vitamin B2 0.269mg 0.301mg 2%
Phosphorus 114mg 128mg 2%
Magnesium 23mg 20mg 1%
Choline 2.9mg 1%
Saturated fat 1.111g 0.877g 1%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 53.4g 34.02g N/A
Sugar 1.75g N/A
Selenium 16µg 15.9µg 0%
Manganese 0.355mg 0.364mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.201mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.234mg 0%
Leucine 0.436mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.138mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.3mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.159mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 5% 56% 30% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 5 g
Carbs: 56 g
Water: 30.1 g
Other: 2.3 g
9% 8% 36% 46%
Protein: 8.77 g
Fats: 7.89 g
Carbs: 35.82 g
Water: 45.91 g
Other: 1.61 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +56.3%
Contains more OtherOther +42.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +32.9%
Contains more FatsFats +57.8%
Contains more WaterWater +52.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 44% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.111 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.999 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.478 g
12% 75% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.877 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.994 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +48.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +183.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Irish soda bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174912/nutrients
  2. Focaccia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167945/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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