Italian bread vs. Fig bars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between italian bread and fig bars

Italian bread has more selenium, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and manganese, while fig bars have more fiber.
Italian bread covers your daily need for selenium, 43% more than fig bars.
Italian bread contains 5 times more folate than fig bars. While italian bread contains 191µg of folate, fig bars contain only 35µg.
The amount of sodium in fig bars is lower.
Italian bread has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of italian bread is 59, while the glycemic index of fig bars is 70.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, italian and Cookies, fig bars.

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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

Fig bars

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+21.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+29.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+120.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+66.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+724.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+88.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-36.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~27mg

~equal in Iron ~2.9mg

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

Fig bars

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+199.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+133.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+445.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+124.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+383.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.364mg

~equal in Choline ~14.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	27.2µg	3.3µg	43%
Folate	191µg	35µg	39%
Vitamin B1	0.473mg	0.158mg	26%
Vitamin B3	4.381mg	1.874mg	16%
Protein	8.8g	3.7g	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.39g	2.772g	9%
Sodium	550mg	350mg	9%
Carbs	50.1g	70.9g	7%
Fats	3.5g	7.3g	6%
Fiber	3.2g	4.6g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.292mg	0.217mg	6%
Phosphorus	103mg	62mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.812g	3.003g	5%
Saturated fat	0g	1.123g	5%
Manganese	0.464mg	0.343mg	5%
Copper	0.191mg	0.147mg	5%
Vitamin K	1.2µg	5.8µg	4%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.09µg	4%
Calories	271kcal	348kcal	4%
Zinc	0.86mg	0.39mg	4%
Potassium	110mg	207mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.65mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.048mg	0.075mg	2%
Calcium	78mg	64mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	9µg	1%
Iron	2.94mg	2.9mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	46.9g	66.3g	N/A
Magnesium	27mg	27mg	0%
Sugar	3.17g	46.36g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.378mg	0.364mg	0%
Choline	14.6mg	14.6mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.103mg	0.046mg	0%
Threonine	0.245mg	0.113mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.333mg	0.132mg	0%
Leucine	0.614mg	0.224mg	0%
Lysine	0.197mg	0.14mg	0%
Methionine	0.156mg	0.053mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.433mg	0.145mg	0%
Valine	0.376mg	0.155mg	0%
Histidine	0.188mg	0.067mg	0%