Gingerbread vs. Coleslaw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between gingerbread and coleslaw

Gingerbread has more iron, manganese, copper, magnesium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3; however, coleslaw is higher in vitamin C.
Gingerbread covers your daily need for iron, 33% more than coleslaw.
Gingerbread has 13 times more copper than coleslaw. While gingerbread has 0.195mg of copper, coleslaw has only 0.015mg.
Coleslaw 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 Fast foods, coleslaw.

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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

Coleslaw

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+775%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+136.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+240.3%
Contains more IronIron	+1209.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1200%
Contains more ZincZinc	+178.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+170%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+569.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-37.9%

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

Coleslaw

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+630.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+710%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+743.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+52.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+69.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+14500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K		70.9µg	59%
Iron	2.88mg	0.22mg	33%
Selenium	16.3µg		30%
Manganese	0.683mg	0.102mg	25%
Copper	0.195mg	0.015mg	20%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	14.6mg	16%
Magnesium	70mg	8mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.026mg	14%
Carbs	49.2g	14.89g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	7.124g	2.671g	11%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.02mg	11%
Saturated fat	4.122g	1.599g	11%
Fats	16.4g	9.91g	10%
Vitamin B3	1.738mg	0.206mg	10%
Calories	356kcal	153kcal	10%
Potassium	439mg	129mg	9%
Cholesterol	32mg	4mg	9%
Folate	33µg		8%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.216g	5.348g	8%
Fiber		1.9g	8%
Protein	3.9g	0.95g	6%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.112mg	6%
Sodium	327mg	203mg	5%
Phosphorus	54mg	20mg	5%
Vitamin E		0.54mg	4%
Calcium	71mg	30mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.375mg	0.246mg	3%
Fructose		1.44g	2%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.01µg	2%
Zinc	0.39mg	0.14mg	2%
Vitamin A	14µg	28µg	2%
Net carbs	49.2g	12.99g	N/A
Sugar		12.19g	N/A
Trans fat		0.037g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.047mg		0%
Threonine	0.124mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.151mg		0%
Leucine	0.279mg		0%
Lysine	0.131mg		0%
Methionine	0.08mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg		0%
Valine	0.173mg		0%
Histidine	0.087mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.279g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		4.979g	N/A