Gingerbread vs. Cookie dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gingerbread and cookie dough different?

Gingerbread is richer in selenium, vitamin B6, magnesium, copper, iron, and potassium, while cookie dough is higher in phosphorus.
Gingerbread covers your daily need for selenium 13% more than cookie dough.
Gingerbread contains 5 times more vitamin B6 than cookie dough. Gingerbread contains 0.19mg of vitamin B6, while cookie dough contains 0.041mg.
Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index (86) than cookie dough (54).

Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Gingerbread

Cookie dough

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+129%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+198.6%
Contains more IronIron	+34.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+77.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+79.1%

Contains more ZincZinc	+64.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+92.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-10.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+12%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Gingerbread

Cookie dough

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+363.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+50%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+23.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.148mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.865mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.372mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~35µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	16.3µg	9.1µg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.041mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.216g	2.592g	11%
Magnesium	70mg	28mg	10%
Fiber		2.5g	10%
Potassium	439mg	147mg	9%
Iron	2.88mg	2.14mg	9%
Copper	0.195mg	0.11mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	7.124g	10.531g	9%
Phosphorus	54mg	104mg	7%
Fats	16.4g	18.9g	4%
Calcium	71mg	31mg	4%
Manganese	0.683mg	0.765mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.234mg	4%
Calories	356kcal	424kcal	3%
Protein	3.9g	5.4g	3%
Carbs	49.2g	59.1g	3%
Cholesterol	32mg	24mg	3%
Saturated fat	4.122g	4.751g	3%
Zinc	0.39mg	0.64mg	2%
Sodium	327mg	294mg	1%
Vitamin A	14µg	4µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.148mg	1%
Vitamin B3	1.738mg	1.865mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.04µg	1%
Folate	33µg	35µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.1g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	913kcal	785kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	24g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	2.8	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	49.2g	56.6g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.375mg	0.372mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.047mg	0.088mg	0%
Threonine	0.124mg	0.177mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.151mg	0.227mg	0%
Leucine	0.279mg	0.414mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	0.257mg	0%
Methionine	0.08mg	0.122mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.278mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	0.291mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.125mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.003g	0.001g	N/A