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Gingerbread vs. Hamburger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between gingerbread and hamburgers?

  • Gingerbread is richer in manganese, magnesium, copper, and potassium, yet hamburgers are richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and folate.
  • Hamburgers' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 58% higher.
  • Gingerbread has 4 times more magnesium than hamburgers. Gingerbread has 70mg of magnesium, while hamburgers have 20mg.
  • Hamburgers have a lower glycemic index than gingerbread.

We used Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Fast foods, hamburger; double, regular, patty; plain types in this comparison.

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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% 31% 20% 108% 30% 78% 58% 54% 28% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +94.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +114.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +214.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +43.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +635.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +151.9%
~equal in Iron ~2.88mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 54% 58% 101% 19% 47% 180% 0% 42% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +21%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +208.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2300%
Contains more FolateFolate +69.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.203mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Hamburger DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 1.44µg 58%
Selenium 16.3µg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.38g 26%
Protein 3.9g 17.08g 26%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 5.365mg 23%
Zinc 0.39mg 2.87mg 23%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.217mg 20%
Phosphorus 54mg 136mg 12%
Magnesium 70mg 20mg 12%
Copper 0.195mg 0.091mg 12%
Carbs 49.2g 24.1g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.25mg 7%
Potassium 439mg 226mg 6%
Folate 33µg 56µg 6%
Cholesterol 32mg 47mg 5%
Fiber 0.9g 4%
Saturated fat 4.122g 5.096g 4%
Sodium 327mg 414mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 5.495g 4%
Fructose 2.03g 3%
Calories 356kcal 295kcal 3%
Fats 16.4g 14.36g 3%
Calcium 71mg 102mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.217mg 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.31mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.203mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 23.2g N/A
Iron 2.88mg 2.88mg 0%
Sugar 4.15g N/A
Trans fat 0.814g N/A
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.206mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.666mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0.716mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 1.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 1.226mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.37mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.677mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.823mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.505mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g 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
17% 14% 24% 43% 2%
Protein: 17.08 g
Fats: 14.36 g
Carbs: 24.1 g
Water: 42.67 g
Other: 1.79 g
Contains more FatsFats +14.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +104.1%
Contains more OtherOther +39.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +337.9%
Contains more WaterWater +52.4%

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
46% 50% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.096 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.495 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.38 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +29.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1009.5%

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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

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.