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Gingerbread vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between gingerbread and butterscotch?

  • Butterscotch has less iron, manganese, selenium, copper, magnesium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3 than gingerbread.
  • Gingerbread's daily need coverage for iron is 36% higher.
  • Butterscotch has a lower glycemic index than gingerbread.

We used Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Candies, butterscotch types in this comparison.

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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 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1675%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14533.3%
Contains more IronIron +28700%
Contains more CopperCopper +19400%
Contains more ZincZinc +333.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +68200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2616.7%

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 0% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1483.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +912.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +86800%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +9275%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Butterscotch DV% diff.
Iron 2.88mg 0.01mg 36%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.001mg 30%
Selenium 16.3µg 0.6µg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.122g 27%
Copper 0.195mg 0.001mg 22%
Fats 16.4g 3.3g 20%
Magnesium 70mg 0mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0.845g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.012mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0mg 15%
Carbs 49.2g 90.4g 14%
Potassium 439mg 3mg 13%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.002mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.016mg 11%
Saturated fat 4.122g 2.065g 9%
Phosphorus 54mg 1mg 8%
Folate 33µg 0µg 8%
Protein 3.9g 0.03g 8%
Cholesterol 32mg 9mg 8%
Calcium 71mg 4mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.004mg 7%
Sodium 327mg 391mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.09mg 3%
Calories 356kcal 391kcal 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 28µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 90.4g N/A
Sugar 80.46g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Choline 0.8mg 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
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12900%
Contains more FatsFats +397%
Contains more WaterWater +433.3%
Contains more OtherOther +145.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +83.7%

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
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +743.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3355.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.9%

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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. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.