Gingerbread vs. Banana bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between gingerbread and banana bread

Gingerbread is higher in manganese, iron, copper, magnesium, potassium, selenium, and monounsaturated fat, yet banana bread is higher in vitamin A.
Gingerbread covers your daily manganese needs 21% more than banana bread.
Gingerbread contains 5 times more magnesium than banana bread. While gingerbread contains 70mg of magnesium, banana bread contains only 14mg.
The amount of saturated fat in banana bread is lower.
The glycemic index of banana bread is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine.

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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

Banana bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+238.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+227.6%
Contains more IronIron	+105.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+170.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+11.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+226.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+34.7%

~equal in Phosphorus ~58mg

~equal in Sodium ~302mg

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

Banana bread

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+39.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+26.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+657.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+23.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+66.7%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.172mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~33µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.683mg	0.209mg	21%
Iron	2.88mg	1.4mg	19%
Copper	0.195mg	0.072mg	14%
Magnesium	70mg	14mg	13%
Vitamin A	14µg	106µg	10%
Fats	16.4g	10.5g	9%
Saturated fat	4.122g	2.237g	9%
Potassium	439mg	134mg	9%
Selenium	16.3µg	12.1µg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.216g	3.13g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	7.124g	4.48g	7%
Calcium	71mg	21mg	5%
Cholesterol	32mg	43mg	4%
Fiber		1.1g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.2mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.15mg	3%
Calories	356kcal	326kcal	2%
Vitamin B5	0.375mg	0.268mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.1µg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.738mg	1.446mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.172mg	2%
Carbs	49.2g	54.6g	2%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	1.7mg	2%
Protein	3.9g	4.3g	1%
Sodium	327mg	302mg	1%
Phosphorus	54mg	58mg	1%
Net carbs	49.2g	53.5g	N/A
Zinc	0.39mg	0.35mg	0%
Folate	33µg	33µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.047mg	0.053mg	0%
Threonine	0.124mg	0.15mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.151mg	0.182mg	0%
Leucine	0.279mg	0.327mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	0.18mg	0%
Methionine	0.08mg	0.094mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.218mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	0.209mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.113mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0.004g	N/A