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Gingerbread vs. Egg bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between gingerbread and egg bread

  • Gingerbread has more magnesium, vitamin B6, potassium, and manganese; however, egg bread is higher in selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and folate.
  • Egg bread covers your daily need for selenium, 25% more than gingerbread.
  • Gingerbread has 4 times more potassium than egg bread. While gingerbread has 439mg of potassium, egg bread has only 115mg.
  • Egg bread has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of gingerbread is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Bread, egg.

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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 14% 28% 10% 114% 54% 22% 45% 50% 65% 164%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +268.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +281.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +20.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -13.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +36.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +31%
Contains more ZincZinc +102.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +96.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +84.7%
~equal in Iron ~3.04mg

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% 21% 5.2% 6% 110% 101% 91% 17% 15% 13% 2.3% 79% 46%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +196.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +130.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +169.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +178.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +66.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +218.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Egg bread DV% diff.
Selenium 16.3µg 30.1µg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.436mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.438mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 1.106g 21%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 4.848mg 19%
Folate 33µg 105µg 18%
Fats 16.4g 6g 16%
Choline 84.3mg 15%
Magnesium 70mg 19mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 2.302g 12%
Saturated fat 4.122g 1.593g 11%
Protein 3.9g 9.5g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.064mg 10%
Potassium 439mg 115mg 10%
Fiber 2.3g 9%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.5mg 8%
Phosphorus 54mg 106mg 7%
Cholesterol 32mg 51mg 6%
Vitamin A 14µg 63µg 5%
Copper 0.195mg 0.162mg 4%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.79mg 4%
Calories 356kcal 287kcal 3%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 2%
Sodium 327mg 380mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.282mg 2%
Iron 2.88mg 3.04mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0.1µg 2%
Calcium 71mg 93mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Carbs 49.2g 47.8g 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 45.5g N/A
Sugar 1.78g N/A
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.112mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.306mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0.394mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0.692mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.311mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.189mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.475mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.443mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.21mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g 0.012g 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
10% 6% 48% 35% 2%
Protein: 9.5 g
Fats: 6 g
Carbs: 47.8 g
Water: 34.7 g
Other: 2 g
Contains more FatsFats +173.3%
Contains more OtherOther +25%
Contains more ProteinProtein +143.6%
Contains more WaterWater +23.9%
~equal in Carbs ~47.8g

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
32% 46% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.593 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.302 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.106 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +209.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +281.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.4%

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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. Egg bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172673/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.