Chocolate eclair vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between chocolate eclair and gingerbread?
- Chocolate eclair has less iron, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat than gingerbread.
- Gingerbread's daily need coverage for iron is 27% higher.
- Chocolate eclair contains less saturated fat.
We used HEINZ, WEIGHT WATCHER, Chocolate Eclair, frozen and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe types in this comparison.
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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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +47.9% |
Contains more IronIron | +311.4% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Selenium | 16.3µg | 30% | |
Manganese | 0.683mg | 30% | |
Iron | 0.7mg | 2.88mg | 27% |
Copper | 0.195mg | 22% | |
Magnesium | 70mg | 17% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.19mg | 16% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.19mg | 15% | |
Fats | 6.9g | 16.4g | 15% |
Monounsaturated fat | 2g | 7.124g | 13% |
Potassium | 439mg | 13% | |
Saturated fat | 1.4g | 4.122g | 12% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.162mg | 12% | |
Vitamin B3 | 1.738mg | 11% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 2.9g | 4.216g | 9% |
Folate | 33µg | 8% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.375mg | 8% | |
Fiber | 2.1g | 8% | |
Phosphorus | 54mg | 8% | |
Calories | 241kcal | 356kcal | 6% |
Cholesterol | 47mg | 32mg | 5% |
Zinc | 0.39mg | 4% | |
Carbs | 40.3g | 49.2g | 3% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.06µg | 3% | |
Vitamin A | 14µg | 2% | |
Calcium | 48mg | 71mg | 2% |
Sodium | 300mg | 327mg | 1% |
Protein | 4.4g | 3.9g | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.1mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 38.2g | 49.2g | N/A |
Sugar | 16.8g | N/A | |
Trans fat | 0.2g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.047mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.124mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.151mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.279mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.131mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.08mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.195mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.173mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.087mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.003g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
4.4 g
Fats:
6.9 g
Carbs:
40.3 g
Water:
47.3 g
Other:
1.1 g
Protein:
3.9 g
Fats:
16.4 g
Carbs:
49.2 g
Water:
28 g
Other:
2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +12.8% |
Contains more WaterWater | +68.9% |
Contains more FatsFats | +137.7% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +22.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +127.3% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
1.4 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
2 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
2.9 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
4.122 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
7.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
4.216 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -66% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +256.2% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +45.4% |