Naan vs. Italian bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between naan and italian bread
- Naan has more manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin E; however, italian bread is richer in folate, selenium, vitamin B1, iron, and vitamin B2.
- Italian bread covers your daily folate needs 44% more than naan.
- Naan has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of naan is 71, while the glycemic index of italian bread is 59.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, naan, whole wheat, commercially prepared, refrigerated and Bread, italian.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +151.9% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +68.2% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +44.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +82.5% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -15.1% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +201.7% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +32.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +69.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +20.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +138.6% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +355.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +166.7% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +175% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +168.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +62.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +22.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1093.8% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +44.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Folate | 16µg | 191µg | 44% |
Manganese | 1.4mg | 0.464mg | 41% |
Selenium | 11.4µg | 27.2µg | 29% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.176mg | 0.473mg | 25% |
Starch | 36g | 15% | |
Iron | 1.73mg | 2.94mg | 15% |
Saturated fat | 2.907g | 0g | 13% |
Phosphorus | 188mg | 103mg | 12% |
Magnesium | 68mg | 27mg | 10% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.18mg | 0.292mg | 9% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.378mg | 8% | |
Vitamin E | 1.32mg | 0.29mg | 7% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.128mg | 0.048mg | 6% |
Fiber | 4.8g | 3.2g | 6% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.58mg | 4.381mg | 5% |
Fats | 6.7g | 3.5g | 5% |
Copper | 0.158mg | 0.191mg | 4% |
Sodium | 467mg | 550mg | 4% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1.946g | 0.812g | 3% |
Protein | 10.2g | 8.8g | 3% |
Zinc | 1.24mg | 0.86mg | 3% |
Vitamin K | 3.3µg | 1.2µg | 2% |
Potassium | 185mg | 110mg | 2% |
Calcium | 59mg | 78mg | 2% |
Choline | 10.1mg | 14.6mg | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.258g | 1.39g | 1% |
Calories | 286kcal | 271kcal | 1% |
Fructose | 0.8g | 1% | |
Carbs | 46.21g | 50.1g | 1% |
Net carbs | 41.41g | 46.9g | N/A |
Cholesterol | 1mg | 0mg | 0% |
Sugar | 3.4g | 3.17g | N/A |
Vitamin A | 2µg | 0µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.103mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.245mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.333mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.614mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.197mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.156mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.433mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.376mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.188mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
10.2 g
Fats:
6.7 g
Carbs:
46.21 g
Water:
34.9 g
Other:
1.99 g
Protein:
8.8 g
Fats:
3.5 g
Carbs:
50.1 g
Water:
35.7 g
Other:
1.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +15.9% |
Contains more FatsFats | +91.4% |
~equal in
Carbs
~50.1g
~equal in
Water
~35.7g
~equal in
Other
~1.9g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
2.907 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
1.946 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.258 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.812 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.39 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +139.7% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -100% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +10.5% |