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Gingerbread vs. Maple sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between gingerbread and maple sugar?

  • Gingerbread is richer in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, magnesium, and vitamin B2, yet maple sugar is richer in manganese and zinc.
  • Maple sugar's daily need coverage for manganese is 163% higher.
  • Gingerbread has 115 times more saturated fat than maple sugar. Gingerbread has 4.122g of saturated fat, while maple sugar has 0.036g.
  • Maple sugar has a lower glycemic index than gingerbread.

We used Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Sugars, maple 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% 27% 24% 60% 33% 165% 1.3% 1.4% 577% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +268.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60.2%
Contains more IronIron +78.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +97%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1937.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +26.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1453.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +547.4%

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% 2.3% 3% 0.75% 2.9% 0.69% 0% 0% 0% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2011.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1146.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4245%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +681.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +6233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Maple sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 0.683mg 4.422mg 163%
Zinc 0.39mg 6.06mg 52%
Selenium 16.3µg 0.8µg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.1g 27%
Fats 16.4g 0.2g 25%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0.036g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0.064g 18%
Iron 2.88mg 1.61mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.009mg 15%
Sodium 327mg 11mg 14%
Carbs 49.2g 90.9g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.003mg 14%
Magnesium 70mg 19mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.013mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.04mg 11%
Copper 0.195mg 0.099mg 11%
Cholesterol 32mg 0mg 11%
Folate 33µg 0µg 8%
Protein 3.9g 0.1g 8%
Phosphorus 54mg 3mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.048mg 7%
Potassium 439mg 274mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Calcium 71mg 90mg 2%
Calories 356kcal 354kcal 0%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 90.9g N/A
Sugar 84.87g N/A
Choline 2.1mg 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
91% 8%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 90.9 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3800%
Contains more FatsFats +8100%
Contains more WaterWater +250%
Contains more OtherOther +212.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +84.8%

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
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11031.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4116%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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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. Maple sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169658/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.