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Gingerbread vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gingerbread and lemongrass different?

  • Gingerbread is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6, while lemongrass is higher in manganese, iron, zinc, and folate.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily need for manganese, 197% more than gingerbread.

Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Lemon grass (citronella), raw 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 43% 20% 64% 306% 89% 61% 43% 0.78% 681% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2228.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.7%
Contains more IronIron +183.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +36.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +471.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +87%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +664.9%
~equal in Calcium ~65mg

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 8.7% 0% 0% 0% 16% 31% 21% 3% 18% 0% 0% 56% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +192.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +650%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2500%
Contains more FolateFolate +127.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Lemongrass DV% diff.
Manganese 0.683mg 5.224mg 197%
Iron 2.88mg 8.17mg 66%
Selenium 16.3µg 0.7µg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.17g 27%
Fats 16.4g 0.49g 24%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0.054g 18%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0.119g 18%
Zinc 0.39mg 2.23mg 17%
Sodium 327mg 6mg 14%
Calories 356kcal 99kcal 13%
Cholesterol 32mg 0mg 11%
Folate 33µg 75µg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.065mg 10%
Copper 0.195mg 0.266mg 8%
Potassium 439mg 723mg 8%
Carbs 49.2g 25.31g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.08mg 8%
Phosphorus 54mg 101mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.05mg 7%
Protein 3.9g 1.82g 4%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 1.101mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 2.6mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.135mg 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Magnesium 70mg 60mg 2%
Calcium 71mg 65mg 1%
Net carbs 49.2g 25.31g 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 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
2% 25% 71% 2%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 25.31 g
Water: 70.58 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +114.3%
Contains more FatsFats +3246.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +94.4%
Contains more OtherOther +38.9%
Contains more WaterWater +152.1%

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
35% 16% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.119 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.054 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.17 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13092.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2380%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.1%

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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. Lemongrass - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168573/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.