Cheesecake vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cheesecake and gingerbread

Cheesecake has more vitamin A; however, gingerbread is higher in iron, manganese, selenium, copper, magnesium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and potassium.
Cheesecake covers your daily need for saturated fat 29% more than gingerbread.
Cheesecake has 11 times more vitamin A than gingerbread. While cheesecake has 159µg of vitamin A, gingerbread has only 14µg.
Gingerbread has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of gingerbread is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheesecake commercially prepared and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe.

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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.

Cheesecake

Gingerbread

Contains more ZincZinc	+30.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+72.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+536.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+39.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+387.8%
Contains more IronIron	+357.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+875%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-25.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+387.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+213.5%

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.

Cheesecake

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+300%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1035.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+19.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+52.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+183.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+578.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+791.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+265.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+83.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	0.63mg	2.88mg	28%
Saturated fat	9.921g	4.122g	26%
Manganese	0.14mg	0.683mg	24%
Selenium	5.2µg	16.3µg	20%
Copper	0.02mg	0.195mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.602g	4.216g	17%
Vitamin A	159µg	14µg	16%
Magnesium	11mg	70mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.028mg	0.19mg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.052mg	0.19mg	11%
Potassium	90mg	439mg	10%
Vitamin B3	0.195mg	1.738mg	10%
Fats	22.5g	16.4g	9%
Carbs	25.5g	49.2g	8%
Cholesterol	55mg	32mg	8%
Choline	45.9mg		8%
Phosphorus	93mg	54mg	6%
Sodium	438mg	327mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.06µg	5%
Vitamin E	0.56mg		4%
Vitamin B5	0.571mg	0.375mg	4%
Vitamin K	4.4µg		4%
Folate	18µg	33µg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	8.634g	7.124g	4%
Protein	5.5g	3.9g	3%
Vitamin D	0.5µg		3%
Calories	321kcal	356kcal	2%
Vitamin D*	18 IU		2%
Calcium	51mg	71mg	2%
Fiber	0.4g		2%
Vitamin B2	0.193mg	0.162mg	2%
Zinc	0.51mg	0.39mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.7g	1.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	584kcal	913kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1	2.8	N/A
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	25.1g	49.2g	N/A
Sugar	21.8g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.064mg	0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.222mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.281mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	0.464mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	0.372mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.136mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.258mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.314mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.133mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.005g	0.003g	N/A