Cookie dough vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cookie dough and gingerbread different?

Cookie dough is richer in phosphorus and monounsaturated fat, while gingerbread is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, magnesium, copper, iron, potassium, and polyunsaturated fat.
Gingerbread covers your daily need for selenium, 13% more than cookie dough.
Cookie dough contains 2 times more phosphorus than gingerbread. Cookie dough contains 104mg of phosphorus, while gingerbread contains 54mg.
Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index (86) than cookie dough (54).

Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough 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.

Cookie dough

Gingerbread

Contains more ZincZinc	+64.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+92.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-10.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+12%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+129%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+198.6%
Contains more IronIron	+34.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+77.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+79.1%

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.

Cookie dough

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+23.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+363.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+50%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.162mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.738mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.375mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~33µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	9.1µg	16.3µg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.592g	4.216g	11%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.19mg	11%
Fiber	2.5g		10%
Magnesium	28mg	70mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	10.531g	7.124g	9%
Potassium	147mg	439mg	9%
Iron	2.14mg	2.88mg	9%
Copper	0.11mg	0.195mg	9%
Phosphorus	104mg	54mg	7%
Manganese	0.765mg	0.683mg	4%
Fats	18.9g	16.4g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.234mg	0.19mg	4%
Calcium	31mg	71mg	4%
Protein	5.4g	3.9g	3%
Calories	424kcal	356kcal	3%
Saturated fat	4.751g	4.122g	3%
Cholesterol	24mg	32mg	3%
Carbs	59.1g	49.2g	3%
Zinc	0.64mg	0.39mg	2%
Folate	35µg	33µg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.06µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.148mg	0.162mg	1%
Vitamin B3	1.865mg	1.738mg	1%
Vitamin A	4µg	14µg	1%
Sodium	294mg	327mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	56.6g	49.2g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.372mg	0.375mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.088mg	0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.177mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.227mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	0.414mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	0.257mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.122mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.278mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.291mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.125mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.003g	N/A