French bread vs. Focaccia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between french bread and focaccia

French bread has more selenium, vitamin B3, protein, manganese, iron, carbs, and copper, while focaccia has more fats and vitamin E.
French bread covers your daily need for selenium 25% more than focaccia.
French bread contains 2 times more carbs than focaccia. While french bread contains 61.93g of carbs, focaccia contains only 35.82g.
The amount of sodium in focaccia is lower.
Focaccia has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of focaccia is 63, while the glycemic index of french bread is 78.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) and Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

French bread

Focaccia

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+55%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+34.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22.8%
Contains more IronIron	+22.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+64.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+57.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+86.8%

Contains more ZincZinc	+26.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-22.1%

~equal in Phosphorus ~128mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

French bread

Focaccia

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+22.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+46.6%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+647.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+10.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+17.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1040%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.645mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~138µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	29.7µg	15.9µg	25%
Monounsaturated fat	0.386g	5.67g	13%
Vitamin B3	5.38mg	3.67mg	11%
Fats	2.14g	7.89g	9%
Carbs	61.93g	35.82g	9%
Iron	3.87mg	3.16mg	9%
Manganese	0.573mg	0.364mg	9%
Protein	13g	8.77g	8%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	1.42mg	8%
Copper	0.15mg	0.091mg	7%
Sodium	720mg	561mg	7%
Fiber	3.1g	1.8g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.301mg	5%
Calories	319kcal	249kcal	4%
Vitamin B1	0.427mg	0.47mg	4%
Vitamin K	0.5µg	5.7µg	4%
Magnesium	31mg	20mg	3%
Zinc	1.05mg	1.33mg	3%
Choline	17.5mg	2.9mg	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.05g		3%
Saturated fat	0.502g	0.877g	2%
Calcium	47mg	35mg	1%
Potassium	140mg	114mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.616mg	0.645mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.096mg	0.113mg	1%
Folate	140µg	138µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.83g	0.994g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.1g	3.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	245kcal	284kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	40g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	7.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	58.83g	34.02g	N/A
Sugar	3.59g	1.75g	N/A
Phosphorus	126mg	128mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.134mg		0%
Threonine	0.316mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.416mg		0%
Leucine	0.762mg		0%
Lysine	0.328mg		0%
Methionine	0.168mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.543mg		0%
Valine	0.476mg		0%
Histidine	0.234mg		0%