Gingerbread vs. Cinnamon roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between gingerbread and cinnamon roll

Gingerbread has more iron, manganese, copper, magnesium, vitamin B6, and potassium; however, cinnamon roll is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and folate.
Cinnamon roll covers your daily saturated fat needs 43% more than gingerbread.
Cinnamon roll has 5 times less magnesium than gingerbread. Gingerbread has 70mg of magnesium, while cinnamon roll has 14mg.
Gingerbread contains less saturated fat.
Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of gingerbread is 86, while the glycemic index of cinnamon roll is 40.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns).

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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

Cinnamon roll

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+330.4%
Contains more IronIron	+110.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+214.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+133.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+25.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+157.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+35.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+142.6%

~equal in Sodium ~305mg

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

Cinnamon roll

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+17.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+11.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+400%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+38.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+166.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+118.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	4.122g	12.649g	39%
Iron	2.88mg	1.37mg	19%
Manganese	0.683mg	0.292mg	17%
Fats	16.4g	26.61g	16%
Copper	0.195mg	0.062mg	15%
Magnesium	70mg	14mg	13%
Vitamin K		15.2µg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.038mg	12%
Calcium	71mg	183mg	11%
Phosphorus	54mg	131mg	11%
Potassium	439mg	102mg	10%
Folate	33µg	72µg	10%
Cholesterol	32mg	5mg	9%
Vitamin E		1.15mg	8%
Starch		16.39g	7%
Selenium	16.3µg	13µg	6%
Fiber		1.2g	5%
Calories	356kcal	452kcal	5%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.16µg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	7.124g	8.723g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.216g	3.676g	4%
Vitamin B3	1.738mg	2.404mg	4%
Choline		10.6mg	2%
Vitamin A	14µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.211mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.138mg	2%
Fructose		1.11g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.375mg	0.337mg	1%
Protein	3.9g	4.45g	1%
Zinc	0.39mg	0.53mg	1%
Sodium	327mg	305mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.3mg	0%
Carbs	49.2g	48.6g	0%
Net carbs	49.2g	47.4g	N/A
Sugar		25.7g	N/A
Trans fat		0.295g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.047mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.124mg	0.176mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.151mg	0.226mg	0%
Leucine	0.279mg	0.41mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.08mg	0.104mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.264mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.126mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.225g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		3.352g	N/A