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

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Important differences between irish soda bread and fruitcake

Irish soda bread has more selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, copper, phosphorus, iron, folate, and manganese than fruitcake.
Irish soda bread's daily need coverage for selenium is 25% more.
Irish soda bread contains 6 times more vitamin B1 than fruitcake. Irish soda bread contains 0.298mg of vitamin B1, while fruitcake contains 0.05mg.
Fruitcake contains less sodium.
Irish soda bread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of irish soda bread is 69, while the glycemic index of fruitcake is 53.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bread, irish soda, prepared from recipe and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared.

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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

Fruitcake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+145.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+73.9%
Contains more IronIron	+30%
Contains more CopperCopper	+160%
Contains more ZincZinc	+111.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+119.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+61.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+700%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-74.6%

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

Fruitcake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+60%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+585.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+496%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+171.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+204%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+80.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+400%
Contains more FolateFolate	+135%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.226mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	16µg	2µg	25%
Vitamin B1	0.298mg	0.05mg	21%
Sodium	398mg	101mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.099mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.478g	3.323g	12%
Vitamin B3	2.405mg	0.791mg	10%
Phosphorus	114mg	52mg	9%
Copper	0.13mg	0.05mg	9%
Iron	2.69mg	2.07mg	8%
Protein	6.6g	2.9g	7%
Folate	47µg	20µg	7%
Fats	5g	9.1g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	1.999g	4.2g	6%
Manganese	0.355mg	0.22mg	6%
Vitamin E		0.9mg	6%
Vitamin A	48µg	7µg	5%
Calcium	81mg	33mg	5%
Cholesterol	18mg	5mg	4%
Fiber	2.6g	3.7g	4%
Zinc	0.57mg	0.27mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.083mg	0.046mg	3%
Potassium	266mg	153mg	3%
Choline		8.9mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.05µg	0.01µg	2%
Calories	290kcal	324kcal	2%
Magnesium	23mg	16mg	2%
Carbs	56g	61.6g	2%
Vitamin K		1.5µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	0.5mg	0%
Net carbs	53.4g	57.9g	N/A
Sugar		27.42g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0.226mg	0%
Saturated fat	1.111g	1.048g	0%
Tryptophan	0.072mg	0.042mg	0%
Threonine	0.201mg	0.102mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.234mg	0.121mg	0%
Leucine	0.436mg	0.206mg	0%
Lysine	0.219mg	0.121mg	0%
Methionine	0.138mg	0.059mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.3mg	0.14mg	0%
Valine	0.283mg	0.144mg	0%
Histidine	0.159mg	0.071mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.001g	N/A