Gingerbread vs. Cream cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between gingerbread and cream cheese

Gingerbread has more iron, manganese, copper, magnesium, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6; however, cream cheese is higher in vitamin A.
Cream cheese covers your daily need for saturated fat, 80% more than gingerbread.
Gingerbread has 62 times more manganese than cream cheese. While gingerbread has 0.683mg of manganese, cream cheese has only 0.011mg.
Gingerbread has less cholesterol.
The glycemic index of gingerbread is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Cheese, cream.

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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.

Gingerbread

Cream cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+677.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+232.6%
Contains more IronIron	+2518.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+983.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+6109.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+89.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+36.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+98.1%

~equal in Sodium ~314mg

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.

Gingerbread

Cream cheese

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+726.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1809.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+239.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+266.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+42%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+37.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+266.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	4.122g	20.213g	73%
Iron	2.88mg	0.11mg	35%
Vitamin A	14µg	308µg	33%
Manganese	0.683mg	0.011mg	29%
Fats	16.4g	34.44g	28%
Cholesterol	32mg	101mg	23%
Copper	0.195mg	0.018mg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.216g	1.483g	18%
Carbs	49.2g	5.52g	15%
Magnesium	70mg	9mg	15%
Selenium	16.3µg	8.6µg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.023mg	14%
Vitamin B3	1.738mg	0.091mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.056mg	10%
Potassium	439mg	132mg	9%
Phosphorus	54mg	107mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.22µg	7%
Folate	33µg	9µg	6%
Vitamin E		0.86mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.23mg	5%
Protein	3.9g	6.15g	5%
Choline		27.2mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	7.124g	8.907g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.375mg	0.517mg	3%
Calcium	71mg	97mg	3%
Vitamin K		2.1µg	2%
Sodium	327mg	314mg	1%
Zinc	0.39mg	0.5mg	1%
Calories	356kcal	350kcal	0%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	49.2g	5.52g	N/A
Sugar		3.76g	N/A
Starch		0.35g	0%
Tryptophan	0.047mg	0.069mg	0%
Threonine	0.124mg	0.233mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.151mg	0.324mg	0%
Leucine	0.279mg	0.657mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	0.567mg	0%
Methionine	0.08mg	0.191mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.291mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	0.395mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.175mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.036g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.807g	N/A