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Gingerbread vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gingerbread and lamb different?

  • Gingerbread is richer in manganese, iron, and magnesium, while lamb is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and selenium.
  • Lamb covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 104% more than gingerbread.
  • Gingerbread contains 31 times more manganese than lamb. Gingerbread contains 0.683mg of manganese, while lamb contains 0.022mg.
  • Gingerbread is lower in saturated fat.
  • Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index (86) than lamb (0).

Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked types were 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.1% 27% 71% 40% 122% 81% 9.4% 2.9% 144%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +204.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +317.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41.6%
Contains more IronIron +53.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3004.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1043.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +248.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +62%

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% 2.8% 1.5% 25% 58% 125% 40% 30% 319% 12% 14% 51%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +90%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +46.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +283.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +76%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +4150%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Lamb DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 2.55µg 104%
Protein 3.9g 24.52g 41%
Zinc 0.39mg 4.46mg 37%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 6.66mg 31%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.022mg 29%
Cholesterol 32mg 97mg 22%
Saturated fat 4.122g 8.83g 21%
Phosphorus 54mg 188mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 1.51g 18%
Selenium 16.3µg 26.4µg 18%
Choline 93.7mg 17%
Carbs 49.2g 0g 16%
Iron 2.88mg 1.88mg 13%
Sodium 327mg 72mg 11%
Magnesium 70mg 23mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.1mg 8%
Copper 0.195mg 0.119mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.25mg 7%
Fats 16.4g 20.94g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.66mg 6%
Calcium 71mg 17mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.13mg 5%
Folate 33µg 18µg 4%
Vitamin K 4.6µg 4%
Potassium 439mg 310mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 8.82g 4%
Calories 356kcal 294kcal 3%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 1.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 1.183mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 2.166mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.629mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.998mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 1.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.777mg 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
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25% 21% 54%
Protein: 24.52 g
Fats: 20.94 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.72 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +204.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +528.7%
Contains more FatsFats +27.7%
Contains more WaterWater +91.9%

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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46% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.83 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.51 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +179.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23.8%

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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. Lamb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172480/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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