Irish soda bread vs. Doughnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between irish soda bread and doughnuts

Irish soda bread has more selenium; however, doughnuts are richer in fats, phosphorus, folate, and vitamin B1.
Doughnuts cover your daily saturated fat needs 50% more than irish soda bread.
Doughnuts have 2 times less calcium than irish soda bread. Irish soda bread has 81mg of calcium, while doughnuts have 40mg.
Irish soda bread contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, irish soda, prepared from recipe and Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned).

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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.

Irish soda bread

Doughnuts

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+35.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+102.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+98.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+44.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+14%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+58.4%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+128.1%

~equal in Iron ~2.53mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.333mg

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.

Irish soda bread

Doughnuts

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+66%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+30.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+21%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+50.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+95.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.111g	11.105g	45%
Fats	5g	24.93g	31%
Phosphorus	114mg	260mg	21%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		3.573g	21%
Monounsaturated fat	1.999g	8.544g	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.478g	3.915g	16%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.239g	15%
Vitamin E		1.99mg	13%
Starch		25.91g	11%
Selenium	16µg	10.1µg	11%
Folate	47µg	92µg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.298mg	0.39mg	8%
Vitamin K		9.8µg	8%
Calories	290kcal	434kcal	7%
Choline		37.3mg	7%
Vitamin A	48µg	4µg	5%
Calcium	81mg	40mg	4%
Potassium	266mg	134mg	4%
Fiber	2.6g	1.7g	4%
Copper	0.13mg	0.09mg	4%
Protein	6.6g	5.31g	3%
Carbs	56g	47.06g	3%
Cholesterol	18mg	10mg	3%
Sodium	398mg	477mg	3%
Vitamin B3	2.405mg	2.91mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0.377mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.083mg	0.05mg	3%
Iron	2.69mg	2.53mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.301mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	0mg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	17mg	1%
Zinc	0.57mg	0.5mg	1%
Manganese	0.355mg	0.333mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.3g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	439kcal	817kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	23g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.1	1.1	N/A
Net carbs	53.4g	45.36g	N/A
Sugar		18.15g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0.05µg	0.06µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.072mg		0%
Threonine	0.201mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.234mg		0%
Leucine	0.436mg		0%
Lysine	0.219mg		0%
Methionine	0.138mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.3mg		0%
Valine	0.283mg		0%
Histidine	0.159mg		0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.002g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A