Dried fruit vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are dried fruit and gingerbread different?

Dried fruit is richer in vitamin A, potassium, and copper, while gingerbread is higher in selenium, manganese, vitamin B1, and magnesium.
Dried fruit covers your daily need for vitamin A, 71% more than gingerbread.
Dried fruit contains 3 times more potassium than gingerbread. Dried fruit contains 1162mg of potassium, while gingerbread contains 439mg.
Dried fruit is lower in sodium.
Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index (86) than dried fruit (31).

Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked 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.

Dried fruit

Gingerbread

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+164.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+75.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+31.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+118.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+29.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+190.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+640.9%

~equal in Iron ~2.88mg

~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.

Dried fruit

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1185.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+49%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+37.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+118.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+32.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+230%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	4.33mg		29%
Fiber	7.3g		29%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.074g	4.216g	28%
Selenium	2.2µg	16.3µg	26%
Fats	0.51g	16.4g	24%
Potassium	1162mg	439mg	21%
Manganese	0.235mg	0.683mg	19%
Saturated fat	0.017g	4.122g	19%
Monounsaturated fat	0.074g	7.124g	18%
Vitamin A	180µg	14µg	18%
Fructose	12.47g		16%
Copper	0.343mg	0.195mg	16%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.19mg	15%
Sodium	10mg	327mg	14%
Cholesterol	0mg	32mg	11%
Magnesium	32mg	70mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.074mg	0.162mg	7%
Folate	10µg	33µg	6%
Calories	241kcal	356kcal	6%
Vitamin B3	2.589mg	1.738mg	5%
Carbs	62.64g	49.2g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.143mg	0.19mg	4%
Vitamin K	3.1µg		3%
Choline	13.9mg		3%
Iron	2.66mg	2.88mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.516mg	0.375mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.06µg	3%
Calcium	55mg	71mg	2%
Phosphorus	71mg	54mg	2%
Vitamin C	1mg	0.1mg	1%
Protein	3.39g	3.9g	1%
Net carbs	55.34g	49.2g	N/A
Sugar	53.44g		N/A
Zinc	0.39mg	0.39mg	0%
Starch	0.35g		0%
Tryptophan	0.016mg	0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.073mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.063mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	0.105mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	0.083mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.015mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.062mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.078mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.047mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.003g	N/A