Gingerbread vs. American cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gingerbread and American cheese different?

Gingerbread is higher in iron and manganese; however, American cheese is richer in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, and vitamin A.
Daily need coverage for calcium for American cheese is 97% higher.
Gingerbread contains 17 times more manganese than American cheese. While gingerbread contains 0.683mg of manganese, American cheese contains only 0.041mg.
Gingerbread has less cholesterol.
American cheese has a lower glycemic index (27) than gingerbread (86).

Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D are the varieties 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.

Gingerbread

American cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+169.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+232.6%
Contains more IronIron	+357.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+323.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1565.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1371.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+538.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1087%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+23.9%

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.

Gingerbread

American cheese

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2186.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+251.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+312.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1685.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+2400%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.403mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	71mg	1045mg	97%
Phosphorus	54mg	641mg	84%
Saturated fat	4.122g	18.057g	63%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	1.5µg	60%
Sodium	327mg	1671mg	58%
Protein	3.9g	18.13g	28%
Manganese	0.683mg	0.041mg	28%
Iron	2.88mg	0.63mg	28%
Vitamin A	14µg	250µg	26%
Fats	16.4g	31.79g	24%
Cholesterol	32mg	100mg	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.216g	1.286g	20%
Zinc	0.39mg	2.49mg	19%
Copper	0.195mg	0.046mg	17%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.015mg	15%
Carbs	49.2g	3.7g	15%
Vitamin B3	1.738mg	0.076mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.054mg	10%
Magnesium	70mg	26mg	10%
Potassium	439mg	132mg	9%
Selenium	16.3µg	20.2µg	7%
Choline		36.2mg	7%
Folate	33µg	8µg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.234mg	6%
Vitamin E		0.8mg	5%
Vitamin D		0.6µg	3%
Vitamin D		23IU	3%
Monounsaturated fat	7.124g	8.236g	3%
Vitamin K		2.6µg	2%
Calories	356kcal	371kcal	1%
Vitamin B5	0.375mg	0.403mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	49.2g	3.7g	N/A
Sugar		2.26g	N/A
Trans fat		1.144g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.047mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	0.124mg	0.772mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.151mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	0.279mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	1.516mg	0%
Methionine	0.08mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.939mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.546mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.137g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.021g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.79g	N/A