Rye bread vs. Focaccia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Summary of differences between rye bread and focaccia
- Rye bread has more selenium, manganese, fiber, and copper, while focaccia has more vitamin E and folate.
- Rye bread covers your daily need for selenium, 27% more than focaccia.
- Rye bread contains 5 times more choline than focaccia. While rye bread contains 14.6mg of choline, focaccia contains only 2.9mg.
These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, rye and Focaccia, Italian flatbread, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +100% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +108.6% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +45.6% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +104.4% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +126.4% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +94.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +11.3% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +403.4% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +330.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +46.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +50.7% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +375% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +25.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Selenium | 30.9µg | 15.9µg | 27% |
Manganese | 0.824mg | 0.364mg | 20% |
Fiber | 5.8g | 1.8g | 16% |
Copper | 0.186mg | 0.091mg | 11% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1.311g | 5.67g | 11% |
Fats | 3.3g | 7.89g | 7% |
Folate | 110µg | 138µg | 7% |
Vitamin E | 0.33mg | 1.42mg | 7% |
Magnesium | 40mg | 20mg | 5% |
Vitamin K | 1.2µg | 5.7µg | 4% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.44mg | 0.645mg | 4% |
Iron | 2.83mg | 3.16mg | 4% |
Calcium | 73mg | 35mg | 4% |
Carbs | 48.3g | 35.82g | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.075mg | 0.113mg | 3% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.335mg | 0.301mg | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.434mg | 0.47mg | 3% |
Zinc | 1.14mg | 1.33mg | 2% |
Choline | 14.6mg | 2.9mg | 2% |
Sodium | 603mg | 561mg | 2% |
Potassium | 166mg | 114mg | 2% |
Saturated fat | 0.626g | 0.877g | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.799g | 0.994g | 1% |
Calories | 259kcal | 249kcal | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.805mg | 3.67mg | 1% |
Protein | 8.5g | 8.77g | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 42.5g | 34.02g | N/A |
Sugar | 3.85g | 1.75g | N/A |
Phosphorus | 125mg | 128mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.096mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.255mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.319mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.579mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.233mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.139mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.411mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.379mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.182mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +34.8% |
Contains more OtherOther | +61.5% |
Contains more FatsFats | +139.1% |
Contains more WaterWater | +23.1% |
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Protein
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -28.6% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +332.5% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +24.4% |