Chicken fingers vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chicken fingers and gingerbread?

Chicken fingers are higher in vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5, yet gingerbread is higher in iron, manganese, copper, and magnesium.
Chicken fingers' daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 40% more.
Chicken fingers have 5 times more phosphorus than gingerbread. While chicken fingers have 282mg of phosphorus, gingerbread has only 54mg.
The amount of sodium in gingerbread is lower.
The glycemic index of chicken fingers is lower.

We used Fast foods, chicken tenders 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.

Chicken fingers

Gingerbread

Contains more ZincZinc	+82.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+422.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+317.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.7%
Contains more IronIron	+294.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+182.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+199.6%

~equal in Selenium ~16.3µg

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.

Chicken fingers

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+372.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+231.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+124.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+166.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+72.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+73.7%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.162mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	8.217mg	1.738mg	40%
Phosphorus	282mg	54mg	33%
Protein	19.22g	3.9g	31%
Iron	0.73mg	2.88mg	27%
Vitamin E	3.17mg		21%
Manganese	0.228mg	0.683mg	20%
Sodium	769mg	327mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.426mg	0.19mg	18%
Vitamin B5	1.244mg	0.375mg	17%
Copper	0.069mg	0.195mg	14%
Carbs	17.25g	49.2g	11%
Magnesium	28mg	70mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.783g	4.216g	10%
Choline	43.7mg		8%
Vitamin K	8µg		7%
Vitamin B1	0.11mg	0.19mg	7%
Saturated fat	2.493g	4.122g	7%
Starch	17.03g		7%
Monounsaturated fat	4.83g	7.124g	6%
Calcium	17mg	71mg	5%
Cholesterol	48mg	32mg	5%
Fiber	1.2g		5%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.06µg	4%
Folate	19µg	33µg	4%
Calories	271kcal	356kcal	4%
Fats	13.95g	16.4g	4%
Zinc	0.71mg	0.39mg	3%
Selenium	17.5µg	16.3µg	2%
Potassium	373mg	439mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.179mg	0.162mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Vitamin A	3µg	14µg	1%
Vitamin D	7IU		1%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	0.1mg	1%
Net carbs	16.05g	49.2g	N/A
Sugar	0.4g		N/A
Trans fat	0.052g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.222mg	0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.803mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.845mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	1.553mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	1.616mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.518mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.437mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.908mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.655mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.211g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.015g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	5.439g		N/A