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

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How are irish soda bread and pastry different?

Irish soda bread is higher in phosphorus, calcium, and potassium; however, pastry is richer in fats, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and folate.
Daily need coverage for fats for pastry is 51% higher.
Irish soda bread contains 8 times more calcium than pastry. While irish soda bread contains 81mg of calcium, pastry contains only 10mg.
Pastry has less sodium.

Bread, irish soda, prepared from recipe and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake are the varieties used in this article.

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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

Pastry

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+710%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+336.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+14%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+90%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-37.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+37.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+51.3%

~equal in Iron ~2.56mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.53mg

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

Pastry

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+295.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+33.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+73.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.283mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	5g	38.1g	51%
Monounsaturated fat	1.999g	21.597g	49%
Saturated fat	1.111g	9.643g	39%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.478g	4.894g	23%
Selenium	16µg	24.2µg	15%
Calories	290kcal	551kcal	13%
Vitamin K		16.1µg	13%
Vitamin B3	2.405mg	4.168mg	11%
Phosphorus	114mg	60mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.298mg	0.398mg	8%
Folate	47µg	78µg	8%
Calcium	81mg	10mg	7%
Cholesterol	18mg	0mg	6%
Potassium	266mg	61mg	6%
Sodium	398mg	249mg	6%
Manganese	0.355mg	0.488mg	6%
Vitamin A	48µg	0µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.083mg	0.021mg	5%
Carbs	56g	45.1g	4%
Fiber	2.6g	1.5g	4%
Vitamin E		0.54mg	4%
Magnesium	23mg	16mg	2%
Iron	2.69mg	2.56mg	2%
Copper	0.13mg	0.114mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.05µg	0µg	2%
Protein	6.6g	7.3g	1%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.283mg	1%
Choline		6.4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.3g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	439kcal	755kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.1	2.7	N/A
Net carbs	53.4g	43.6g	N/A
Sugar		0.74g	N/A
Zinc	0.57mg	0.53mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.072mg	0.085mg	0%
Threonine	0.201mg	0.196mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.234mg	0.272mg	0%
Leucine	0.436mg	0.508mg	0%
Lysine	0.219mg	0.142mg	0%
Methionine	0.138mg	0.129mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.3mg	0.362mg	0%
Valine	0.283mg	0.308mg	0%
Histidine	0.159mg	0.156mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.002g	0g	N/A