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Cocoa bean vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cocoa bean and gingerbread

  • Gingerbread has less copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, and vitamin B2.
  • Cocoa bean's daily need coverage for copper is 379% more.
  • Cocoa bean has 16 times more zinc than gingerbread. Cocoa bean has 6.37mg of zinc, while gingerbread has 0.39mg.
  • Gingerbread is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 340% 33% 221% 582% 1202% 174% 312% 2.5% 487% 72%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +580%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +56.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +471.5%
Contains more IronIron +438.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1749.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1533.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1248.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +447.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +23.5%

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 0% 0% 2% 0% 28% 106% 45% 15% 27% 0% 6% 24% 6.2%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +184%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +47.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +61%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Folate ~33µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocoa bean Gingerbread DV% diff.
Copper 3.607mg 0.195mg 379%
Iron 15.52mg 2.88mg 158%
Manganese 3.737mg 0.683mg 133%
Fiber 29.8g 119%
Magnesium 476mg 70mg 97%
Phosphorus 728mg 54mg 96%
Potassium 2509mg 439mg 61%
Zinc 6.37mg 0.39mg 54%
Protein 18.1g 3.9g 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.42g 4.216g 25%
Vitamin B2 0.46mg 0.162mg 23%
Caffeine 78mg 20%
Saturated fat 7.76g 4.122g 17%
Sodium 19mg 327mg 13%
Cholesterol 0mg 32mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.19mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 4.39g 7.124g 7%
Calories 220kcal 356kcal 7%
Selenium 13.2µg 16.3µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.118mg 0.19mg 6%
Fats 13.1g 16.4g 5%
Calcium 111mg 71mg 4%
Vitamin B3 2.4mg 1.738mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.06µg 3%
Carbs 58.3g 49.2g 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 14µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 0.375mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Choline 11.4mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 28.5g 49.2g N/A
Sugar 1.76g N/A
Folate 32µg 33µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.271mg 0.047mg 0%
Threonine 0.716mg 0.124mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.701mg 0.151mg 0%
Leucine 1.097mg 0.279mg 0%
Lysine 0.907mg 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.08mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.869mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 1.086mg 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.312mg 0.087mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.003g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 13% 58% 3% 8%
Protein: 18.1 g
Fats: 13.1 g
Carbs: 58.3 g
Water: 2.7 g
Other: 7.8 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 ProteinProtein +364.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.5%
Contains more OtherOther +212%
Contains more FatsFats +25.2%
Contains more WaterWater +937%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
62% 35% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.76 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.42 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 -46.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +62.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +903.8%

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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. Cocoa bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169594/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.