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Chocolate milk vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate milk and gingerbread different?

  • Chocolate milk is richer in vitamin B12, while gingerbread is higher in iron, manganese, selenium, copper, magnesium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Gingerbread covers your daily need for iron, 33% more than chocolate milk.
  • Chocolate milk contains 6 times more vitamin B12 than gingerbread. Chocolate milk contains 0.33µg of vitamin B12, while gingerbread contains 0.06µg.
  • Chocolate milk is lower in saturated fat.
  • Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index (86) than chocolate milk (45).

Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe types were used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 34% 15% 9% 22% 11% 43% 7.8% 10% 10%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 50% 21% 39% 108% 65% 11% 23% 43% 89% 89%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +57.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +87%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +438.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +162.9%
Contains more IronIron +1100%
Contains more CopperCopper +200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +787%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +757.9%
~equal in Zinc ~0.39mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 3% 9% 1.4% 20% 9.3% 37% 2.3% 18% 9.2% 41% 0.75% 3.8% 9.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.33% 4.7% 0% 0% 48% 37% 33% 23% 44% 7.5% 0% 25% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +92.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +450%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +413.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1290.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +375%
Contains more FolateFolate +560%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.162mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate milk Gingerbread DV% diff.
Iron 0.24mg 2.88mg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 4.216g 27%
Selenium 1.9µg 16.3µg 26%
Manganese 0.077mg 0.683mg 26%
Fats 3.39g 16.4g 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0.99g 7.124g 15%
Calories 83kcal 356kcal 14%
Copper 0.065mg 0.195mg 14%
Magnesium 13mg 70mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.19mg 13%
Carbs 10.34g 49.2g 13%
Sodium 60mg 327mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.19mg 12%
Vitamin B12 0.33µg 0.06µg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.125mg 1.738mg 10%
Saturated fat 2.104g 4.122g 9%
Potassium 167mg 439mg 8%
Phosphorus 101mg 54mg 7%
Folate 5µg 33µg 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Cholesterol 12mg 32mg 7%
Vitamin D 51IU 6%
Calcium 112mg 71mg 4%
Fiber 0.8g 3%
Choline 17mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 0.375mg 2%
Protein 3.17g 3.9g 1%
Vitamin A 27µg 14µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 9.54g 49.2g N/A
Sugar 9.54g N/A
Zinc 0.41mg 0.39mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.162mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.047mg 0%
Threonine 0.135mg 0.124mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.164mg 0.151mg 0%
Leucine 0.3mg 0.279mg 0%
Lysine 0.265mg 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.08mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.164mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.208mg 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.096mg 0.087mg 0%
Caffeine 1mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.003g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 3% 10% 82%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 10.34 g
Water: 82.3 g
Other: 0.8 g
4% 16% 49% 28% 3%
Protein: 3.9 g
Fats: 16.4 g
Carbs: 49.2 g
Water: 28 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +193.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +23%
Contains more FatsFats +383.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +375.8%
Contains more OtherOther +212.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.99 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
27% 46% 27%
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 -49%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +619.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3300%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chocolate milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170879/nutrients
  2. Gingerbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172702/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.