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Gingerbread vs. Chocolate milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gingerbread and chocolate milk different?

  • Gingerbread is richer in iron, manganese, selenium, copper, magnesium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6, while chocolate milk is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Gingerbread covers your daily need for iron, 33% more than chocolate milk.
  • Gingerbread contains 9 times more manganese than chocolate milk. Gingerbread contains 0.683mg of manganese, while chocolate milk contains 0.077mg.
  • Chocolate milk is lower in sodium.
  • Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index (86) than chocolate milk (45).

Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 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 9.3% 34% 15% 9% 22% 11% 43% 7.8% 10% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +438.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +162.9%
Contains more IronIron +1100%
Contains more CopperCopper +200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +787%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +757.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +57.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +87%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.7%
~equal in Zinc ~0.41mg

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 3% 9% 1.4% 20% 9.3% 37% 2.3% 18% 9.2% 41% 0.75% 3.8% 9.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +413.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1290.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +375%
Contains more FolateFolate +560%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +92.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +450%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.162mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Chocolate milk DV% diff.
Iron 2.88mg 0.24mg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.124g 27%
Selenium 16.3µg 1.9µg 26%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.077mg 26%
Fats 16.4g 3.39g 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0.99g 15%
Calories 356kcal 83kcal 14%
Copper 0.195mg 0.065mg 14%
Magnesium 70mg 13mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.037mg 13%
Carbs 49.2g 10.34g 13%
Sodium 327mg 60mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.04mg 12%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0.33µg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.125mg 10%
Saturated fat 4.122g 2.104g 9%
Potassium 439mg 167mg 8%
Phosphorus 54mg 101mg 7%
Folate 33µg 5µg 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Cholesterol 32mg 12mg 7%
Vitamin D 51IU 6%
Calcium 71mg 112mg 4%
Fiber 0.8g 3%
Choline 17mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.295mg 2%
Protein 3.9g 3.17g 1%
Vitamin A 14µg 27µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0.9mg 1%
Net carbs 49.2g 9.54g N/A
Sugar 9.54g N/A
Zinc 0.39mg 0.41mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.162mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.135mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0.164mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0.3mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.265mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.083mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.164mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.208mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.096mg 0%
Caffeine 1mg 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% 3% 10% 82%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 10.34 g
Water: 82.3 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +23%
Contains more FatsFats +383.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +375.8%
Contains more OtherOther +212.5%
Contains more WaterWater +193.9%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.99 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +619.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3300%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49%

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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 milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170879/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.