Gingerbread vs. Chicken fingers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between gingerbread and chicken fingers?

Gingerbread is higher in iron, manganese, copper, and magnesium, yet chicken fingers are higher in vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5.
Chicken fingers' daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 40% more.
Gingerbread has 4 times more iron than chicken fingers. While gingerbread has 2.88mg of iron, chicken fingers have only 0.73mg.
The amount of saturated fat in chicken fingers is lower.
The glycemic index of chicken fingers is lower.

We used Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Fast foods, chicken tenders types 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.

Gingerbread

Chicken fingers

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+317.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.7%
Contains more IronIron	+294.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+182.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+199.6%

Contains more ZincZinc	+82.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+422.2%

~equal in Selenium ~17.5µg

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

Chicken fingers

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+72.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+73.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+10.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+372.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+231.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+124.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+166.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	1.738mg	8.217mg	40%
Phosphorus	54mg	282mg	33%
Protein	3.9g	19.22g	31%
Iron	2.88mg	0.73mg	27%
Vitamin E		3.17mg	21%
Manganese	0.683mg	0.228mg	20%
Sodium	327mg	769mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.426mg	18%
Vitamin B5	0.375mg	1.244mg	17%
Copper	0.195mg	0.069mg	14%
Carbs	49.2g	17.25g	11%
Magnesium	70mg	28mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.216g	5.783g	10%
Choline		43.7mg	8%
Vitamin K		8µg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.11mg	7%
Saturated fat	4.122g	2.493g	7%
Starch		17.03g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	7.124g	4.83g	6%
Calcium	71mg	17mg	5%
Cholesterol	32mg	48mg	5%
Fiber		1.2g	5%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.16µg	4%
Folate	33µg	19µg	4%
Calories	356kcal	271kcal	4%
Fats	16.4g	13.95g	4%
Zinc	0.39mg	0.71mg	3%
Selenium	16.3µg	17.5µg	2%
Potassium	439mg	373mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.179mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Vitamin A	14µg	3µg	1%
Vitamin D		7IU	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	1.1mg	1%
Net carbs	49.2g	16.05g	N/A
Sugar		0.4g	N/A
Trans fat		0.052g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.047mg	0.222mg	0%
Threonine	0.124mg	0.803mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.151mg	0.845mg	0%
Leucine	0.279mg	1.553mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	1.616mg	0%
Methionine	0.08mg	0.518mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	1.437mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	0.908mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.655mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.211g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		5.439g	N/A