Italian bread vs. Bread sticks — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between italian bread and bread sticks

Italian bread has more folate and calcium, while bread sticks have more vitamin B2, selenium, iron, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
Bread sticks cover your daily need for vitamin B2, 20% more than italian bread.
Italian bread contains 4 times more calcium than bread sticks. While italian bread contains 78mg of calcium, bread sticks contain only 22mg.
The amount of sodium in italian bread is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, italian and Bread sticks, 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.

Italian bread

Bread sticks

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+254.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-22.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.7%
Contains more IronIron	+45.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+37.9%

~equal in Copper ~0.188mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.88mg

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.

Italian bread

Bread sticks

Contains more FolateFolate

+17.9%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+248.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+24.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+89.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+52.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+83.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~14.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	0.292mg	0.553mg	20%
Selenium	27.2µg	37.5µg	19%
Iron	2.94mg	4.28mg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.39g	3.628g	15%
Vitamin B1	0.473mg	0.589mg	10%
Fats	3.5g	9.5g	9%
Sodium	550mg	713mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.812g	3.568g	7%
Folate	191µg	162µg	7%
Calories	271kcal	412kcal	7%
Carbs	50.1g	68.4g	6%
Saturated fat	0g	1.41g	6%
Calcium	78mg	22mg	6%
Protein	8.8g	12g	6%
Vitamin B3	4.381mg	5.281mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	1.01mg	5%
Manganese	0.464mg	0.557mg	4%
Phosphorus	103mg	121mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.378mg	0.54mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.048mg	0.073mg	2%
Fiber	3.2g	3g	1%
Vitamin K	1.2µg	2.2µg	1%
Magnesium	27mg	32mg	1%
Net carbs	46.9g	65.4g	N/A
Potassium	110mg	124mg	0%
Sugar	3.17g	1.26g	N/A
Copper	0.191mg	0.188mg	0%
Zinc	0.86mg	0.88mg	0%
Choline	14.6mg	14.6mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.103mg	0.139mg	0%
Threonine	0.245mg	0.338mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.333mg	0.458mg	0%
Leucine	0.614mg	0.835mg	0%
Lysine	0.197mg	0.281mg	0%
Methionine	0.156mg	0.212mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.433mg	0.59mg	0%
Valine	0.376mg	0.516mg	0%
Histidine	0.188mg	0.258mg	0%