Chocolate chip cookie vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chocolate chip cookie and gingerbread

Chocolate chip cookie is richer in copper, vitamin A, phosphorus, and zinc, yet gingerbread is richer in selenium, vitamin B6, and potassium.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for chocolate chip cookie is 50% higher.
Chocolate chip cookie contains 12 times more vitamin A than gingerbread. Chocolate chip cookie contains 594IU of vitamin A, while gingerbread contains 48IU.
Gingerbread contains less saturated fat.
Chocolate chip cookie has a lower glycemic index than gingerbread.

Food types used in this article are Cookies, chocolate chip, prepared from recipe, made with butter 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 chip cookie

Gingerbread

Contains more CopperCopper	+97.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+141%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+85.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+86.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+98.6%
Contains more IronIron	+16.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+45.5%

~equal in Sodium ~327mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.683mg

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 chip cookie

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+892.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+33.3%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+44.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+126.2%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.19mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.162mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~33µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	14.071g	4.122g	45%
Copper	0.386mg	0.195mg	21%
Fats	28.4g	16.4g	18%
Vitamin A	139µg	14µg	14%
Cholesterol	70mg	32mg	13%
Selenium	11.2µg	16.3µg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.084mg	0.19mg	8%
Calories	488kcal	356kcal	7%
Phosphorus	100mg	54mg	7%
Potassium	221mg	439mg	6%
Zinc	0.94mg	0.39mg	5%
Iron	2.48mg	2.88mg	5%
Magnesium	55mg	70mg	4%
Protein	5.7g	3.9g	4%
Calcium	38mg	71mg	3%
Carbs	58.2g	49.2g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	8.241g	7.124g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.259mg	0.375mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.541g	4.216g	2%
Vitamin B3	1.365mg	1.738mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.06µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.177mg	0.162mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.184mg	0.19mg	1%
Manganese	0.663mg	0.683mg	1%
Sodium	341mg	327mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	58.2g	49.2g	N/A
Folate	33µg	33µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.072mg	0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.191mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.224mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	0.391mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	0.214mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.106mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.27mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.279mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.123mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0.003g	N/A