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Gingerbread vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gingerbread and cottage cheese different?

  • Gingerbread is richer in iron, manganese, copper, magnesium, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6, while cottage cheese is higher in vitamin B12 and phosphorus.
  • Gingerbread covers your daily need for iron, 35% more than cottage cheese.
  • Gingerbread contains 342 times more manganese than cottage cheese. Gingerbread contains 0.683mg of manganese, while cottage cheese contains 0.002mg.
  • Cottage cheese is lower in saturated fat.
  • Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index (86) than cottage cheese (10).

Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd types were 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 5.7% 25% 9.2% 2.6% 9.7% 11% 68% 47% 0.26% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +775%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +322.1%
Contains more IronIron +4014.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +572.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -10.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +34050%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +68%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +194.4%
~equal in Zinc ~0.4mg

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% 12% 1.6% 1.5% 6.8% 38% 1.9% 33% 11% 54% 0% 9% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +603.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1655.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +313%
Contains more FolateFolate +175%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +164.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +616.7%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.163mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Iron 2.88mg 0.07mg 35%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.002mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.123g 27%
Fats 16.4g 4.3g 19%
Copper 0.195mg 0.029mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0.778g 16%
Carbs 49.2g 3.38g 15%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0.43µg 15%
Magnesium 70mg 8mg 15%
Phosphorus 54mg 159mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.027mg 14%
Protein 3.9g 11.12g 14%
Calories 356kcal 98kcal 13%
Selenium 16.3µg 9.7µg 12%
Saturated fat 4.122g 1.718g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.046mg 11%
Potassium 439mg 104mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.099mg 10%
Cholesterol 32mg 17mg 5%
Folate 33µg 12µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.557mg 4%
Vitamin A 14µg 37µg 3%
Choline 18.4mg 3%
Sodium 327mg 364mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Calcium 71mg 83mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 3.38g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0%
Sugar 2.67g N/A
Zinc 0.39mg 0.4mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.163mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.577mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.326mg 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
11% 4% 3% 80%
Protein: 11.12 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 3.38 g
Water: 79.79 g
Other: 1.41 g
Contains more FatsFats +281.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1355.6%
Contains more OtherOther +77.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +185.1%
Contains more WaterWater +185%

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
66% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.718 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.123 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +815.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3327.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.3%

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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. Cottage cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172179/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.