Cinnamon roll vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cinnamon roll and gingerbread

Cinnamon roll has more calcium, phosphorus, and folate; however, gingerbread is richer in iron, manganese, copper, magnesium, vitamin B6, and potassium.
Cinnamon roll covers your daily saturated fat needs 43% more than gingerbread.
Gingerbread has 3 times less calcium than cinnamon roll. Cinnamon roll has 183mg of calcium, while gingerbread has 71mg.
Gingerbread contains less saturated fat.
Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of gingerbread is 86, while the glycemic index of cinnamon roll is 40.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns) 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.

Cinnamon roll

Gingerbread

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+157.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+35.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+142.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+330.4%
Contains more IronIron	+110.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+214.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+133.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+25.4%

~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.

Cinnamon roll

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+38.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+166.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+118.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+17.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+11.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+400%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.19mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	12.649g	4.122g	39%
Iron	1.37mg	2.88mg	19%
Manganese	0.292mg	0.683mg	17%
Fats	26.61g	16.4g	16%
Copper	0.062mg	0.195mg	15%
Magnesium	14mg	70mg	13%
Vitamin K	15.2µg		13%
Vitamin B6	0.038mg	0.19mg	12%
Calcium	183mg	71mg	11%
Phosphorus	131mg	54mg	11%
Potassium	102mg	439mg	10%
Folate	72µg	33µg	10%
Cholesterol	5mg	32mg	9%
Vitamin E	1.15mg		8%
Starch	16.39g		7%
Selenium	13µg	16.3µg	6%
Fiber	1.2g		5%
Calories	452kcal	356kcal	5%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.06µg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	8.723g	7.124g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.676g	4.216g	4%
Vitamin B3	2.404mg	1.738mg	4%
Choline	10.6mg		2%
Vitamin A	0µg	14µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.211mg	0.19mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.138mg	0.162mg	2%
Fructose	1.11g		1%
Vitamin B5	0.337mg	0.375mg	1%
Protein	4.45g	3.9g	1%
Zinc	0.53mg	0.39mg	1%
Sodium	305mg	327mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0.1mg	0%
Carbs	48.6g	49.2g	0%
Net carbs	47.4g	49.2g	N/A
Sugar	25.7g		N/A
Trans fat	0.295g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.068mg	0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.176mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.226mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	0.41mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	0.215mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.104mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.264mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.255mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.126mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.225g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	3.352g		N/A