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Gingerbread vs. Herbal tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between gingerbread and herbal tea

  • Gingerbread is higher than herbal tea in iron, selenium, copper, magnesium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and potassium.
  • Gingerbread covers your daily iron needs 35% more than herbal tea.
  • The amount of saturated fat in herbal tea is lower.
  • The glycemic index of herbal tea is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Beverages, tea, hibiscus, brewed.

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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 2.1% 2.4% 1.8% 3% 0% 1.1% 0.43% 0.52% 62% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +787.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2095%
Contains more IronIron +3500%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +875%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +43.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%

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% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4245%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3200%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Herbal tea DV% diff.
Iron 2.88mg 0.08mg 35%
Selenium 16.3µg 0µg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0g 28%
Fats 16.4g 0g 25%
Copper 0.195mg 0mg 22%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0g 19%
Calories 356kcal 0kcal 18%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0g 18%
Carbs 49.2g 0g 16%
Magnesium 70mg 3mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0mg 15%
Sodium 327mg 4mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0mg 12%
Potassium 439mg 20mg 12%
Cholesterol 32mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.04mg 11%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.477mg 9%
Folate 33µg 1µg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0mg 8%
Phosphorus 54mg 1mg 8%
Protein 3.9g 0g 8%
Calcium 71mg 8mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 0g N/A
Choline 0.4mg 0%
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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.58 g
Other: 0.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +495.2%
Contains more WaterWater +255.6%

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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. Herbal tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171946/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.