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Gingerbread vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gingerbread and garden cress different?

  • Gingerbread is higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, and magnesium; however, garden cress is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for garden cress is 137% higher.

Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Cress, garden, raw 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.
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 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +84.2%
Contains more IronIron +121.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +14.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +69.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +23.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1711.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.7%

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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +73.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +68900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2371.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30%
Contains more FolateFolate +142.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 69mg 77%
Vitamin A 14µg 346µg 37%
Selenium 16.3µg 0.9µg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.228g 27%
Fats 16.4g 0.7g 24%
Iron 2.88mg 1.3mg 20%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0.023g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0.239g 17%
Calories 356kcal 32kcal 16%
Carbs 49.2g 5.5g 15%
Sodium 327mg 14mg 14%
Folate 33µg 80µg 12%
Cholesterol 32mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.08mg 9%
Magnesium 70mg 38mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.26mg 8%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.553mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Potassium 439mg 606mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 1mg 5%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.247mg 4%
Fiber 1.1g 4%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Phosphorus 54mg 76mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.242mg 3%
Protein 3.9g 2.6g 3%
Copper 0.195mg 0.17mg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.23mg 1%
Calcium 71mg 81mg 1%
Net carbs 49.2g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 4.4g 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 - 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
3% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +50%
Contains more FatsFats +2242.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +794.5%
Contains more OtherOther +38.9%
Contains more WaterWater +219.3%

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
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2880.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1749.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

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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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/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.