Chocolate brownie vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chocolate brownie and gingerbread

Chocolate brownie has more copper, vitamin A, phosphorus, and zinc; however, gingerbread is richer in iron, selenium, potassium, and vitamin B6.
Chocolate brownie covers your daily copper needs 21% more than gingerbread.
Gingerbread has 17 times less vitamin A than chocolate brownie. Chocolate brownie has 827IU of vitamin A, while gingerbread has 48IU.
Gingerbread contains less cholesterol.
Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of gingerbread is 86, while the glycemic index of chocolate brownie is 42.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe 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.

Chocolate brownie

Gingerbread

Contains more CopperCopper	+99%
Contains more ZincZinc	+148.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+144.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+32.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+24.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+149.4%
Contains more IronIron	+56.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+16.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+41.7%

~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.

Chocolate brownie

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1157.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+17.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+166.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+77%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+102.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+13.8%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	9.412g	4.216g	35%
Copper	0.388mg	0.195mg	21%
Fats	29.1g	16.4g	20%
Vitamin A	176µg	14µg	18%
Saturated fat	7.319g	4.122g	15%
Cholesterol	73mg	32mg	14%
Iron	1.84mg	2.88mg	13%
Phosphorus	132mg	54mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	10.839g	7.124g	9%
Selenium	11.5µg	16.3µg	9%
Potassium	176mg	439mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.094mg	0.19mg	7%
Calories	466kcal	356kcal	6%
Zinc	0.97mg	0.39mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.982mg	1.738mg	5%
Protein	6.2g	3.9g	5%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.06µg	4%
Manganese	0.587mg	0.683mg	4%
Magnesium	53mg	70mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.141mg	0.19mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.19mg	0.162mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.328mg	0.375mg	1%
Sodium	343mg	327mg	1%
Calcium	57mg	71mg	1%
Folate	29µg	33µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0.1mg	0%
Carbs	50.2g	49.2g	0%
Net carbs	50.2g	49.2g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.078mg	0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.228mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	0.447mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	0.283mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.298mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.323mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.006g	0.003g	N/A