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Gingerbread vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between gingerbread and biscuits

  • Gingerbread has more manganese, copper, magnesium, and vitamin B6; however, biscuits have more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
  • Biscuits' daily need coverage for calcium is 16% more.
  • Gingerbread has 11 times more cholesterol than biscuits. Gingerbread has 32mg of cholesterol, while biscuits have 3mg.
  • Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index than biscuits.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe.

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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% 71% 11% 109% 27% 15% 70% 76% 49% 106%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +288.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +262.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +137.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -43.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +80.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +231%
Contains more ZincZinc +38.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +203.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19.6%
~equal in Iron ~2.9mg

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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 89% 72% 55% 17% 8.1% 10% 0% 46% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +442.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +87.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +91.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +69.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +84.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Biscuit DV% diff.
Calcium 71mg 235mg 16%
Phosphorus 54mg 164mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.356mg 14%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.378mg 13%
Copper 0.195mg 0.082mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.035mg 12%
Magnesium 70mg 18mg 12%
Sodium 327mg 580mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.31mg 11%
Cholesterol 32mg 3mg 10%
Potassium 439mg 121mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 2.949mg 8%
Folate 33µg 61µg 7%
Fiber 1.5g 6%
Selenium 16.3µg 19.5µg 6%
Protein 3.9g 7g 6%
Carbs 49.2g 44.6g 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.285mg 2%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.54mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0.08µg 1%
Saturated fat 4.122g 4.324g 1%
Calories 356kcal 353kcal 0%
Fats 16.4g 16.3g 0%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 43.1g N/A
Iron 2.88mg 2.9mg 0%
Sugar 2.18g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 6.93g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 4.163g 0%
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.087mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.211mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0.273mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.226mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.132mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.347mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.313mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.161mg 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
7% 16% 45% 29% 3%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 16.3 g
Carbs: 44.6 g
Water: 28.9 g
Other: 3.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +79.5%
Contains more OtherOther +28%
~equal in Fats ~16.3g
~equal in Carbs ~44.6g
~equal in Water ~28.9g

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
28% 45% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.324 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.93 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.163 g
~equal in Saturated fat ~4.324g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~6.93g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~4.163g

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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. Biscuit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172670/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.