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Gingerbread vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between gingerbread and dough

  • Gingerbread is higher in potassium, yet dough is higher in vitamin B1, folate, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and iron.
  • Dough covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 43% more than gingerbread.
  • The glycemic index of dough is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough).

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 16% 10% 147% 51% 28% 45% 79% 75% 156%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +118.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +275.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +28.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18.4%
Contains more IronIron +35.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +166.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +94.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75.5%

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%
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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% 0% 4.2% 0% 178% 99% 90% 27% 25% 0% 1.8% 92% 4.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +77.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +273.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +163.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +177.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +21.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +272.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Dough DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.71mg 43%
Folate 33µg 123µg 23%
Selenium 16.3µg 28.6µg 22%
Fats 16.4g 2.42g 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.855g 22%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.427mg 20%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 4.817mg 19%
Starch 44.23g 18%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0.362g 17%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0.529g 16%
Protein 3.9g 10.75g 14%
Iron 2.88mg 3.91mg 13%
Sodium 327mg 602mg 12%
Cholesterol 32mg 0mg 11%
Magnesium 70mg 32mg 9%
Potassium 439mg 117mg 9%
Fiber 2.2g 9%
Phosphorus 54mg 105mg 7%
Zinc 0.39mg 1.04mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.107mg 6%
Copper 0.195mg 0.152mg 5%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.577mg 5%
Calories 356kcal 272kcal 4%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.455mg 2%
Calcium 71mg 52mg 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Fructose 0.51g 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Choline 8mg 1%
Carbs 49.2g 51.88g 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 49.68g N/A
Sugar 4.62g N/A
Trans fat 0.005g 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
Omega-3 - ALA 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.788g 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
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11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more FatsFats +577.7%
Contains more OtherOther +28.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +175.6%
Contains more WaterWater +17.9%
~equal in Carbs ~51.88g

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
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30% 21% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.362 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.855 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1868%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +393.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.2%

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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. Dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172675/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.