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Gingerbread vs. Apple pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gingerbread and apple pie different?

  • Gingerbread has more manganese, iron, copper, magnesium, vitamin B6, potassium, folate, calcium, and vitamin B5 than apple pie.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for gingerbread is 22% higher.
  • Apple pie has a lower glycemic index (41) than gingerbread (86).

Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Pie, apple, commercially prepared, unenriched flour 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 3.3% 5.7% 45% 15% 4.4% 10% 35% 24% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +545.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +575.4%
Contains more IronIron +138%
Contains more CopperCopper +323.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +143.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +125%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +275.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.7%

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 0.33% 4.7% 0% 0% 48% 37% 33% 23% 44% 7.5% 0% 25% 0%
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 11% 9.7% 0% 0% 34% 36% 21% 7.1% 8.8% 1.3% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +41.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +54.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +215.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +500%
Contains more FolateFolate +725%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +107.1%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.158mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Apple pie DV% diff.
Selenium 16.3µg 30%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.182mg 22%
Iron 2.88mg 1.21mg 21%
Copper 0.195mg 0.046mg 17%
Magnesium 70mg 7mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 2.198g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.038mg 12%
Cholesterol 32mg 0mg 11%
Potassium 439mg 65mg 11%
Fats 16.4g 11g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 4.388g 7%
Folate 33µg 4µg 7%
Calories 356kcal 237kcal 6%
Calcium 71mg 11mg 6%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.119mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.134mg 5%
Carbs 49.2g 34g 5%
Protein 3.9g 1.9g 4%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 1.123mg 4%
Phosphorus 54mg 24mg 4%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 3.2mg 3%
Sodium 327mg 266mg 3%
Vitamin A 14µg 29µg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0.01µg 2%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.16mg 2%
Saturated fat 4.122g 3.797g 1%
Net carbs 49.2g 32.4g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.158mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0.073mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0.129mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.07mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.088mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.038mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 16% 49% 28% 3%
Protein: 3.9 g
Fats: 16.4 g
Carbs: 49.2 g
Water: 28 g
Other: 2.5 g
2% 11% 34% 52%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 34 g
Water: 52.2 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +105.3%
Contains more FatsFats +49.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +44.7%
Contains more OtherOther +177.8%
Contains more WaterWater +86.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 46% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.122 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.216 g
37% 42% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.797 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.388 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.198 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +62.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +91.8%
~equal in Saturated fat ~3.797g

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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. Gingerbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172702/nutrients
  2. Apple pie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173239/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.