Gingerbread vs. Cornbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gingerbread and cornbread different?

Gingerbread is higher in manganese, selenium, copper, iron, magnesium, potassium, and vitamin B6; however, cornbread is richer in phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for phosphorus for cornbread is 48% higher.
Gingerbread contains 4 times more magnesium than cornbread. While gingerbread contains 70mg of magnesium, cornbread contains only 17mg.
Gingerbread has less cholesterol.

Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs are the varieties 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.

Gingerbread

Cornbread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+311.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+230.1%
Contains more IronIron	+55.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+167.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-45.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+207.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+87.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+90.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+71.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+624.1%

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

Cornbread

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+123.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+54.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+283.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0.1mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.19mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.175mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	54mg	391mg	48%
Manganese	0.683mg	0.222mg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.216g	1.963g	15%
Starch		35.66g	15%
Selenium	16.3µg	8.7µg	14%
Copper	0.195mg	0.073mg	14%
Magnesium	70mg	17mg	13%
Iron	2.88mg	1.85mg	13%
Sodium	327mg	599mg	12%
Choline		58.7mg	11%
Fats	16.4g	9.58g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	7.124g	3.494g	9%
Potassium	439mg	133mg	9%
Fiber		2.3g	9%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.085mg	8%
Cholesterol	32mg	57mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.23µg	7%
Folate	33µg	55µg	6%
Calcium	71mg	135mg	6%
Protein	3.9g	6.59g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.375mg	0.579mg	4%
Vitamin K		3.7µg	3%
Vitamin E		0.51mg	3%
Zinc	0.39mg	0.67mg	3%
Vitamin A	14µg	35µg	2%
Saturated fat	4.122g	3.732g	2%
Carbs	49.2g	54.46g	2%
Vitamin B3	1.738mg	2.004mg	2%
Calories	356kcal	330kcal	1%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.175mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	49.2g	52.16g	N/A
Sugar		16.05g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.19mg	0%
Trans fat		0.224g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.047mg	0.059mg	0%
Threonine	0.124mg	0.226mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.151mg	0.265mg	0%
Leucine	0.279mg	0.658mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	0.324mg	0%
Methionine	0.08mg	0.157mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.343mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	0.334mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.167mg	0%
Fructose		0.2g	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.076g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.043g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.726g	N/A