Cereal vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cereal and gingerbread

Cereal is richer than gingerbread in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for cereal is 508% higher.
Cereal contains 385 times more vitamin C than gingerbread. Cereal contains 38.5mg of vitamin C, while gingerbread contains 0.1mg.
Gingerbread contains less sodium.
Cereal has a lower glycemic index than gingerbread.

Food types used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe.

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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.

Cereal

Gingerbread

Contains more IronIron	+1082.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1848.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+42.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+15.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+268.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+610%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+318.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+42.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-58.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+158.7%

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.

Cereal

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+38400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5714.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3209.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+2288.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1604.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+3050.5%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+65.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	6.288mg	0.19mg	508%
Vitamin B6	5.986mg	0.19mg	446%
Iron	34.06mg	2.88mg	390%
Vitamin B2	3.87mg	0.162mg	285%
Vitamin B3	29.62mg	1.738mg	174%
Vitamin A	814µg	14µg	89%
Zinc	7.6mg	0.39mg	66%
Vitamin C	38.5mg	0.1mg	43%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.354g	4.216g	26%
Fats	1.08g	16.4g	24%
Sodium	795mg	327mg	20%
Saturated fat	0.26g	4.122g	18%
Selenium	6.3µg	16.3µg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	0.204g	7.124g	17%
Carbs	86.85g	49.2g	13%
Magnesium	19mg	70mg	12%
Cholesterol		32mg	11%
Potassium	105mg	439mg	10%
Folate		33µg	8%
Copper	0.137mg	0.195mg	6%
Fiber	1.4g		6%
Calcium	10mg	71mg	6%
Manganese	0.79mg	0.683mg	5%
Protein	6.06g	3.9g	4%
Phosphorus	77mg	54mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.375mg	3%
Vitamin B12		0.06µg	3%
Calories	378kcal	356kcal	1%
Vitamin E	0.08mg		1%
Net carbs	85.45g	49.2g	N/A
Sugar	10.35g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.241mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.26mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	0.767mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	0.113mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.13mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.365mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.344mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.162mg	0.087mg	0%
Fructose	0.26g		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.003g	N/A