French toast vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between french toast and gingerbread

French toast is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin A, and phosphorus, yet gingerbread is higher in manganese, copper, iron, magnesium, and potassium.
French toast covers your daily cholesterol needs 28% more than gingerbread.
French toast contains 10 times more vitamin A than gingerbread. While french toast contains 503IU of vitamin A, gingerbread contains only 48IU.
The amount of cholesterol in gingerbread is lower.
The glycemic index of french toast is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk 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.

French toast

Gingerbread

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+71.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+116.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+23.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+311.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+227.6%
Contains more IronIron	+72.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+236.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+263.3%

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.

French toast

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+785.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+98.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+46.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+416.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+30.3%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+156.8%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.19mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.738mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	116mg	32mg	28%
Manganese	0.188mg	0.683mg	22%
Iron	1.67mg	2.88mg	15%
Copper	0.058mg	0.195mg	15%
Magnesium	17mg	70mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.321mg	0.162mg	12%
Vitamin A	124µg	14µg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.594g	4.216g	11%
Vitamin B12	0.31µg	0.06µg	10%
Phosphorus	117mg	54mg	9%
Potassium	134mg	439mg	9%
Fats	10.8g	16.4g	9%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.19mg	9%
Protein	7.7g	3.9g	8%
Carbs	25g	49.2g	8%
Sodium	479mg	327mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	4.524g	7.124g	7%
Selenium	20.1µg	16.3µg	7%
Saturated fat	2.723g	4.122g	6%
Calories	229kcal	356kcal	6%
Vitamin B5	0.549mg	0.375mg	3%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.39mg	3%
Folate	43µg	33µg	3%
Calcium	100mg	71mg	3%
Vitamin B3	1.628mg	1.738mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.204mg	0.19mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	25g	49.2g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.094mg	0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.305mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.375mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	0.621mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	0.413mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.188mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.389mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.419mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.179mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.01g	0.003g	N/A