Almonds vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between almonds and gingerbread?

Almonds are higher in copper, vitamin B2, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, calcium, and vitamin B3, yet gingerbread is higher in selenium.
Almonds' daily need coverage for copper is 93% more.
Almonds have 9 times more phosphorus than gingerbread. While almonds have 481mg of phosphorus, gingerbread has only 54mg.
The amount of sodium in almonds is lower.
The glycemic index of almonds is lower.

We used Nuts, almonds and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe types 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.

Almonds

Gingerbread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+285.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+278.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+67%
Contains more IronIron	+28.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+428.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+790.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+219%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+297.6%

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.

Almonds

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+602.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+108.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+25.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+33.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+38.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.19mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	25.63mg		171%
Copper	1.031mg	0.195mg	93%
Vitamin B2	1.138mg	0.162mg	75%
Manganese	2.179mg	0.683mg	65%
Phosphorus	481mg	54mg	61%
Monounsaturated fat	31.551g	7.124g	61%
Polyunsaturated fat	12.329g	4.216g	54%
Fats	49.93g	16.4g	52%
Fiber	12.5g		50%
Magnesium	270mg	70mg	48%
Protein	21.15g	3.9g	35%
Zinc	3.12mg	0.39mg	25%
Selenium	4.1µg	16.3µg	22%
Calcium	269mg	71mg	20%
Sodium	1mg	327mg	14%
Vitamin B3	3.618mg	1.738mg	12%
Calories	579kcal	356kcal	11%
Cholesterol	0mg	32mg	11%
Iron	3.71mg	2.88mg	10%
Potassium	733mg	439mg	9%
Carbs	21.55g	49.2g	9%
Choline	52.1mg		9%
Vitamin B6	0.137mg	0.19mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.06µg	3%
Folate	44µg	33µg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	14µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.471mg	0.375mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.205mg	0.19mg	1%
Saturated fat	3.802g	4.122g	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	9.05g	49.2g	N/A
Sugar	4.35g		N/A
Starch	0.72g		0%
Trans fat	0.015g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.211mg	0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.601mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.751mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	1.473mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	0.568mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.157mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.132mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.855mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.539mg	0.087mg	0%
Fructose	0.11g		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	12.32g		N/A