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Gingerbread vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gingerbread and cornmeal different?

  • Gingerbread is richer in manganese and copper, while cornmeal is higher in folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B2.
  • Cornmeal covers your daily need for folate, 44% more than gingerbread.
  • Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index (86) than cornmeal (68).

Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow 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 23% 0.9% 13% 164% 25% 18% 42% 0.91% 23% 57%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +118.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +209.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +156.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +292.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +55.2%
Contains more IronIron +51.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +69.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%

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.
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 0% 3.7% 2.4% 0% 138% 88% 93% 14% 42% 0% 0% 157% 4.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +190%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +135.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +185.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +533.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.182mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Cornmeal DV% diff.
Folate 33µg 209µg 44%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.551mg 30%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Fats 16.4g 1.75g 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.828g 23%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.174mg 22%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 4.968mg 20%
Iron 2.88mg 4.36mg 19%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0.22g 18%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0.39g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.382mg 17%
Fiber 3.9g 16%
Sodium 327mg 7mg 14%
Copper 0.195mg 0.076mg 13%
Selenium 16.3µg 10.5µg 11%
Cholesterol 32mg 0mg 11%
Carbs 49.2g 79.45g 10%
Magnesium 70mg 32mg 9%
Potassium 439mg 142mg 9%
Calcium 71mg 3mg 7%
Phosphorus 54mg 99mg 6%
Protein 3.9g 7.11g 6%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.24mg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.66mg 2%
Choline 8.6mg 2%
Calories 356kcal 370kcal 1%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.182mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 75.55g N/A
Sugar 1.61g N/A
Vitamin A 14µg 11µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 1.006mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.105mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.162mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.366mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.337mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.172mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 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
7% 2% 79% 11%
Protein: 7.11 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 79.45 g
Water: 11.18 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more FatsFats +837.1%
Contains more WaterWater +150.4%
Contains more OtherOther +390.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +82.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +61.5%

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
15% 27% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.828 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1726.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +409.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.7%

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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. Cornmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168867/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.