Papadum vs. Naan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between papadum and naan?

Papadum is higher in copper, iron, fiber, folate, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc, yet naan is higher in vitamin B3.
Papadum's daily need coverage for copper is 93% more.
Papadum has 14 times more folate than naan. While papadum has 219µg of folate, naan has only 16µg.
The amount of sodium in naan is lower.
The glycemic index of papadum is lower.

We used Papad and Bread, naan, whole wheat, commercially prepared, refrigerated types 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.

Papadum

Naan

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+298.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+142.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+440.5%
Contains more IronIron	+350.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+531.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+174.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+104.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+11.6%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-73.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+37.3%

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.

Papadum

Naan

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+550%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+57.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+43.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+122.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1268.8%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2540%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+143.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+725%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.998mg	0.158mg	93%
Iron	7.8mg	1.73mg	76%
Sodium	1745mg	467mg	56%
Fiber	18.6g	4.8g	55%
Folate	219µg	16µg	51%
Magnesium	271mg	68mg	48%
Protein	25.56g	10.2g	31%
Phosphorus	385mg	188mg	28%
Potassium	1000mg	185mg	24%
Zinc	3.4mg	1.24mg	20%
Vitamin B5	0.917mg		18%
Starch		36g	15%
Vitamin B3	1.472mg	3.58mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.285mg	0.128mg	12%
Calcium	143mg	59mg	8%
Vitamin E	0.05mg	1.32mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.277mg	0.176mg	8%
Saturated fat	1.084g	2.907g	8%
Manganese	1.562mg	1.4mg	7%
Selenium	8.3µg	11.4µg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.258mg	0.18mg	6%
Fats	3.25g	6.7g	5%
Carbs	59.87g	46.21g	5%
Calories	371kcal	286kcal	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.532g	1.946g	4%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	3.3µg	2%
Choline	0.4mg	10.1mg	2%
Cholesterol	4mg	1mg	1%
Vitamin A	13µg	2µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.148g	1.258g	1%
Fructose		0.8g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.9g	3.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	145kcal	280kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	35g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.1	N/A
Net carbs	41.27g	41.41g	N/A
Sugar	0g	3.4g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.266mg		0%
Threonine	0.886mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.303mg		0%
Leucine	2.115mg		0%
Lysine	1.695mg		0%
Methionine	0.372mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.491mg		0%
Valine	1.434mg		0%
Histidine	0.715mg		0%