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Gingerbread vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between gingerbread and brown sugar

  • The amount of selenium, iron, manganese, copper, vitamin B1, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6 in gingerbread is higher than in brown sugar.
  • Gingerbread covers your daily selenium needs 27% more than brown sugar.
  • Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of gingerbread is 86, while the glycemic index of brown sugar is 71.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Sugars, brown.

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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 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +677.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +230.1%
Contains more IronIron +305.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +314.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1250%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +967.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1258.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.4%

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% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
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 +1480%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +184.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +363.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3200%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Brown sugar DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0g 28%
Selenium 16.3µg 1.2µg 27%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.064mg 27%
Iron 2.88mg 0.71mg 27%
Fats 16.4g 0g 25%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0g 18%
Copper 0.195mg 0.047mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0mg 16%
Carbs 49.2g 98.09g 16%
Magnesium 70mg 9mg 15%
Sodium 327mg 28mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.041mg 11%
Cholesterol 32mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.11mg 10%
Potassium 439mg 133mg 9%
Folate 33µg 1µg 8%
Protein 3.9g 0.12g 8%
Phosphorus 54mg 4mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.132mg 5%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.03mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Calories 356kcal 380kcal 1%
Calcium 71mg 83mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 97.02g N/A
Choline 2.3mg 0%
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
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3150%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1989.6%
Contains more OtherOther +455.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +99.4%

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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. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/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.