Cream cheese vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cream cheese and gingerbread

Cream cheese has more vitamin A; however, gingerbread is higher in iron, manganese, copper, magnesium, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
Cream cheese covers your daily need for saturated fat, 80% more than gingerbread.
Cream cheese has 23 times more vitamin A than gingerbread. While cream cheese has 1111IU of vitamin A, gingerbread has only 48IU.
Gingerbread has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of gingerbread is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, cream 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.

Cream cheese

Gingerbread

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+36.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+98.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+677.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+232.6%
Contains more IronIron	+2518.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+983.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+6109.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+89.5%

~equal in Sodium ~327mg

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.

Cream cheese

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+42%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+37.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+266.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+726.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1809.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+239.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+266.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	20.213g	4.122g	73%
Iron	0.11mg	2.88mg	35%
Vitamin A	308µg	14µg	33%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.683mg	29%
Fats	34.44g	16.4g	28%
Cholesterol	101mg	32mg	23%
Copper	0.018mg	0.195mg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.483g	4.216g	18%
Carbs	5.52g	49.2g	15%
Magnesium	9mg	70mg	15%
Selenium	8.6µg	16.3µg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.19mg	14%
Vitamin B3	0.091mg	1.738mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.19mg	10%
Potassium	132mg	439mg	9%
Phosphorus	107mg	54mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	0.06µg	7%
Folate	9µg	33µg	6%
Vitamin E	0.86mg		6%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.162mg	5%
Protein	6.15g	3.9g	5%
Choline	27.2mg		5%
Monounsaturated fat	8.907g	7.124g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.517mg	0.375mg	3%
Calcium	97mg	71mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.1µg		2%
Sodium	314mg	327mg	1%
Zinc	0.5mg	0.39mg	1%
Calories	350kcal	356kcal	0%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	5.52g	49.2g	N/A
Sugar	3.76g		N/A
Starch	0.35g		0%
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.233mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.324mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	0.657mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	0.567mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.191mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.291mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.395mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.175mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.125g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.036g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.807g		N/A