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Gingerbread vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between gingerbread and baking powder

  • Gingerbread is higher in selenium, manganese, copper, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6, yet baking powder is higher in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder covers your daily calcium needs 580% more than gingerbread.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate.

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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 19% 1763% 1.8% 413% 3.3% 0.27% 939% 1383% 1.4% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +159.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2095%
Contains more CopperCopper +1850%
Contains more ZincZinc +3800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6109.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8050%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8176.1%
Contains more IronIron +282.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3957.4%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 71mg 5876mg 581%
Sodium 327mg 10600mg 447%
Phosphorus 54mg 2191mg 305%
Iron 2.88mg 11.02mg 102%
Selenium 16.3µg 0.2µg 29%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.011mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0g 28%
Fats 16.4g 0g 25%
Copper 0.195mg 0.01mg 21%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0g 18%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0mg 15%
Calories 356kcal 53kcal 15%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0mg 12%
Potassium 439mg 20mg 12%
Cholesterol 32mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0mg 11%
Magnesium 70mg 27mg 10%
Folate 33µg 0µg 8%
Protein 3.9g 0g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0mg 8%
Carbs 49.2g 27.7g 7%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.01mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Fiber 0.2g 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 27.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g 0g 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
28% 5% 67%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 27.7 g
Water: 5 g
Other: 67.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +77.6%
Contains more WaterWater +460%
Contains more OtherOther +2592%

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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. Baking powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172803/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.