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Gingerbread vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between gingerbread and chocolate cake?

  • Gingerbread is higher in manganese, iron, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, and selenium, yet chocolate cake is higher in phosphorus.
  • Gingerbread's daily need coverage for manganese is 18% more.
  • Gingerbread has 5 times more vitamin B6 than chocolate cake. While gingerbread has 0.19mg of vitamin B6, chocolate cake has only 0.041mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in gingerbread is lower.
  • The glycemic index of chocolate cake is lower.

We used Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting 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.
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 23% 18% 12% 60% 69% 19% 45% 41% 37% 65%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +118.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +213.6%
Contains more IronIron +78.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +143.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +37%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +96.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.207mg
~equal in Sodium ~315mg

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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 35% 49% 21% 18% 9.5% 20% 0% 20% 70%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +52.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +363.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +31.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.28mg 18%
Iron 2.88mg 1.61mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.041mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 2.761g 10%
Cholesterol 32mg 58mg 9%
Magnesium 70mg 32mg 9%
Potassium 439mg 140mg 9%
Selenium 16.3µg 11.9µg 8%
Phosphorus 54mg 106mg 7%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Saturated fat 4.122g 5.43g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.141mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0.16µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.213mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 1.137mg 4%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.69mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 6.039g 3%
Protein 3.9g 5.3g 3%
Vitamin A 14µg 2%
Folate 33µg 27µg 2%
Fats 16.4g 15.1g 2%
Calories 356kcal 371kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.304mg 1%
Sodium 327mg 315mg 1%
Copper 0.195mg 0.207mg 1%
Calcium 71mg 60mg 1%
Carbs 49.2g 53.4g 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 51.8g N/A
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.12mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g 0.005g 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
5% 15% 53% 24% 2%
Protein: 5.3 g
Fats: 15.1 g
Carbs: 53.4 g
Water: 24.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +14.8%
Contains more OtherOther +38.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +35.9%
~equal in Fats ~15.1g
~equal in Carbs ~53.4g

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
38% 42% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.43 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.761 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -24.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +52.7%

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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. Chocolate cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172697/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.