Irish soda bread vs. Sweet roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are irish soda bread and sweet roll different?

Irish soda bread is richer in iron and phosphorus, while sweet roll is higher in folate, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
Sweet roll covers your daily need for cholesterol, 16% more than irish soda bread.
Irish soda bread contains 2 times more potassium than sweet roll. Irish soda bread contains 266mg of potassium, while sweet roll contains 111mg.
Irish soda bread is lower in saturated fat.
Irish soda bread has a higher glycemic index (69) than sweet roll (40).

Bread, irish soda, prepared from recipe and Sweet rolls, cinnamon, commercially prepared with raisins types were used 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

Sweet roll

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+35.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+139.6%
Contains more IronIron	+68.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+47.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+18.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-23.6%

~equal in Zinc ~0.59mg

~equal in Selenium ~17µg

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

Sweet roll

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+29.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+62.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+28.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+180%
Contains more FolateFolate	+53.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.324mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.265mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.384mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	1.478g	7.473g	40%
Fats	5g	16.4g	18%
Cholesterol	18mg	66mg	16%
Iron	2.69mg	1.6mg	14%
Vitamin E		1.99mg	13%
Saturated fat	1.111g	3.079g	9%
Choline		41.3mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	1.999g	4.797g	7%
Folate	47µg	72µg	6%
Copper	0.13mg	0.088mg	5%
Phosphorus	114mg	76mg	5%
Potassium	266mg	111mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.05µg	0.14µg	4%
Vitamin K		4.4µg	4%
Sodium	398mg	304mg	4%
Calories	290kcal	372kcal	4%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0.406mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.083mg	0.107mg	2%
Selenium	16µg	17µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.298mg	0.324mg	2%
Manganese	0.355mg	0.3mg	2%
Vitamin A	48µg	62µg	2%
Carbs	56g	50.9g	2%
Calcium	81mg	72mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	2mg	1%
Protein	6.6g	6.2g	1%
Fiber	2.6g	2.4g	1%
Magnesium	23mg	17mg	1%
Net carbs	53.4g	48.5g	N/A
Sugar		31.73g	N/A
Zinc	0.57mg	0.59mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.265mg	0%
Vitamin B3	2.405mg	2.384mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.072mg	0.074mg	0%
Threonine	0.201mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.234mg	0.259mg	0%
Leucine	0.436mg	0.458mg	0%
Lysine	0.219mg	0.243mg	0%
Methionine	0.138mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.3mg	0.3mg	0%
Valine	0.283mg	0.291mg	0%
Histidine	0.159mg	0.145mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.004g	N/A