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Gingerbread vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gingerbread and green beans different?

  • Gingerbread is higher in selenium, iron, manganese, copper, and magnesium; however, green beans are richer in vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for gingerbread is 29% higher.
  • Green beans have a lower glycemic index (20) than gingerbread (86).

Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +288.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +61.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +200.7%
Contains more IronIron +343.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +242.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +56%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +139.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8050%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%

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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +156.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +67%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +183.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +406.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +239.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +9600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +128.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~33µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Green beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 40%
Selenium 16.3µg 0.2µg 29%
Iron 2.88mg 0.65mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.145g 27%
Fats 16.4g 0.28g 25%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0.011g 18%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0.064g 18%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.285mg 17%
Calories 356kcal 35kcal 16%
Copper 0.195mg 0.057mg 15%
Carbs 49.2g 7.88g 14%
Sodium 327mg 1mg 14%
Fiber 3.2g 13%
Magnesium 70mg 18mg 12%
Cholesterol 32mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 9.7mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.056mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.074mg 10%
Potassium 439mg 146mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.614mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.074mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.097mg 5%
Phosphorus 54mg 29mg 4%
Protein 3.9g 1.89g 4%
Choline 16.9mg 3%
Calcium 71mg 44mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin A 14µg 32µg 2%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.25mg 1%
Net carbs 49.2g 4.68g N/A
Sugar 3.63g N/A
Folate 33µg 33µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.035mg 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
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +106.3%
Contains more FatsFats +5757.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +524.4%
Contains more OtherOther +242.5%
Contains more WaterWater +218.6%

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
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +64663.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2807.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%

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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. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/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.