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Semolina vs. Focaccia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are semolina and focaccia different?

  • Semolina is higher in manganese, vitamin B6, copper, and vitamin B3; however, focaccia is richer in folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin E.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for focaccia is 33% higher.
  • Semolina contains 4 times more vitamin B6 than focaccia. While semolina contains 0.452mg of vitamin B6, focaccia contains only 0.113mg.
  • Semolina has less sodium.

Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, unenriched, dry and Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain are the varieties used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 21% 15% 28% 95% 28% 66% 0.26% 135% 109%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 11% 10% 119% 30% 36% 55% 73% 47% 87%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +102.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +52.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +212.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +184.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25.2%
Contains more IronIron +327%
Contains more ZincZinc +30.4%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0.6% 0% 56% 12% 95% 40% 104% 0% 0.25% 6% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 28% 0% 118% 69% 69% 39% 26% 0% 14% 104% 1.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +109.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +502%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5600%
Contains more FolateFolate +1625%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.645mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Semolina Focaccia DV% diff.
Folate 8µg 138µg 33%
Iron 0.74mg 3.16mg 30%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.364mg 29%
Starch 68.29g 28%
Vitamin B6 0.452mg 0.113mg 26%
Sodium 2mg 561mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.224mg 0.47mg 21%
Copper 0.284mg 0.091mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.301mg 19%
Carbs 80.89g 35.82g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 0.258g 5.67g 14%
Fats 1.03g 7.89g 11%
Vitamin B3 5.048mg 3.67mg 9%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 1.42mg 9%
Selenium 19.9µg 15.9µg 7%
Calories 374kcal 249kcal 6%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 5.7µg 5%
Phosphorus 153mg 128mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0.994g 4%
Calcium 71mg 35mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.294g 0.877g 3%
Zinc 1.02mg 1.33mg 3%
Protein 7.51g 8.77g 3%
Potassium 174mg 114mg 2%
Magnesium 27mg 20mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.672mg 0.645mg 1%
Choline 2.9mg 1%
Net carbs 79.09g 34.02g N/A
Sugar 0.33g 1.75g N/A
Fiber 1.8g 1.8g 0%
Tryptophan 0.103mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.339mg 0%
Leucine 0.656mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.398mg 0%
Valine 0.47mg 0%
Histidine 0.185mg 0%
Fructose 0.02g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 81% 10%
Protein: 7.51 g
Fats: 1.03 g
Carbs: 80.89 g
Water: 9.86 g
Other: 0.71 g
9% 8% 36% 46%
Protein: 8.77 g
Fats: 7.89 g
Carbs: 35.82 g
Water: 45.91 g
Other: 1.61 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +125.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.8%
Contains more FatsFats +666%
Contains more WaterWater +365.6%
Contains more OtherOther +126.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 30% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.294 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.258 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.322 g
12% 75% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.877 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.994 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2097.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +208.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Semolina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169758/nutrients
  2. Focaccia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167945/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.