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

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How are irish soda bread and shortcake different?

Irish soda bread is richer in copper, while shortcake is higher in fats, calcium, and polyunsaturated fat.
Shortcake covers your daily need for fats 14% more than irish soda bread.
Irish soda bread contains 3 times more potassium than shortcake. Irish soda bread contains 266mg of potassium, while shortcake contains 106mg.
Irish soda bread is lower in sodium.

Bread, irish soda, prepared from recipe and Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe types were 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

Shortcake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+150.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+71.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+18.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+153.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.4%

~equal in Iron ~2.54mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.33mg

~equal in Selenium ~17µg

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

Shortcake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+176.7%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+40%
Contains more FolateFolate	+12.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.311mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.272mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.573mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.248mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	5g	14.2g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.478g	3.632g	14%
Calcium	81mg	205mg	12%
Saturated fat	1.111g	3.772g	12%
Fiber	2.6g		10%
Monounsaturated fat	1.999g	6.045g	10%
Copper	0.13mg	0.076mg	6%
Cholesterol	18mg	3mg	5%
Potassium	266mg	106mg	5%
Sodium	398mg	506mg	5%
Phosphorus	114mg	143mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.083mg	0.03mg	4%
Calories	290kcal	346kcal	3%
Carbs	56g	48.5g	3%
Vitamin A	48µg	18µg	3%
Magnesium	23mg	16mg	2%
Iron	2.69mg	2.54mg	2%
Selenium	16µg	17µg	2%
Folate	47µg	53µg	2%
Protein	6.6g	6.1g	1%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	0.2mg	1%
Zinc	0.57mg	0.48mg	1%
Manganese	0.355mg	0.33mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.298mg	0.311mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.405mg	2.573mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.05µg	0.07µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.3g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	439kcal	567kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	29g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.1	2.6	N/A
Net carbs	53.4g	48.5g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.272mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0.248mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.072mg	0.076mg	0%
Threonine	0.201mg	0.184mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.234mg	0.238mg	0%
Leucine	0.436mg	0.449mg	0%
Lysine	0.219mg	0.197mg	0%
Methionine	0.138mg	0.115mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.3mg	0.302mg	0%
Valine	0.283mg	0.273mg	0%
Histidine	0.159mg	0.14mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.002g	0g	N/A