Rye bread vs. Italian bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Summary of differences between rye bread and italian bread
- Rye bread has more manganese, fiber, and selenium, while italian bread has more folate and polyunsaturated fat.
- Italian bread covers your daily need for folate, 20% more than rye bread.
- Rye bread contains 2 times more fiber than italian bread. While rye bread contains 5.8g of fiber, italian bread contains only 3.2g.
These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, rye 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 | +48.1% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +50.9% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +32.6% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +21.4% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +77.6% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +13.6% |
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 CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +13.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +14.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +16.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +56.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +15.1% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +73.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Folate | 110µg | 191µg | 20% |
Manganese | 0.824mg | 0.464mg | 16% |
Fiber | 5.8g | 3.2g | 10% |
Selenium | 30.9µg | 27.2µg | 7% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.799g | 1.39g | 4% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.805mg | 4.381mg | 4% |
Phosphorus | 125mg | 103mg | 3% |
Zinc | 1.14mg | 0.86mg | 3% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.335mg | 0.292mg | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.434mg | 0.473mg | 3% |
Magnesium | 40mg | 27mg | 3% |
Saturated fat | 0.626g | 0g | 3% |
Potassium | 166mg | 110mg | 2% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.075mg | 0.048mg | 2% |
Sodium | 603mg | 550mg | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1.311g | 0.812g | 1% |
Protein | 8.5g | 8.8g | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.44mg | 0.378mg | 1% |
Calories | 259kcal | 271kcal | 1% |
Iron | 2.83mg | 2.94mg | 1% |
Calcium | 73mg | 78mg | 1% |
Copper | 0.186mg | 0.191mg | 1% |
Carbs | 48.3g | 50.1g | 1% |
Fats | 3.3g | 3.5g | 0% |
Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 42.5g | 46.9g | N/A |
Sugar | 3.85g | 3.17g | N/A |
Vitamin E | 0.33mg | 0.29mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 1.2µg | 1.2µg | 0% |
Choline | 14.6mg | 14.6mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.096mg | 0.103mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.255mg | 0.245mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.319mg | 0.333mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.579mg | 0.614mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.233mg | 0.197mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.139mg | 0.156mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.411mg | 0.433mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.379mg | 0.376mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.182mg | 0.188mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
8.5 g
Fats:
3.3 g
Carbs:
48.3 g
Water:
37.3 g
Other:
2.6 g
Protein:
8.8 g
Fats:
3.5 g
Carbs:
50.1 g
Water:
35.7 g
Other:
1.9 g
Contains more OtherOther | +36.8% |
~equal in
Protein
~8.8g
~equal in
Fats
~3.5g
~equal in
Carbs
~50.1g
~equal in
Water
~35.7g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.626 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
1.311 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.799 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 | +61.5% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -100% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +74% |