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Gingerbread vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between gingerbread and marinara sauce

  • Gingerbread has more selenium, iron, manganese, vitamin B1, copper, and magnesium; however, marinara sauce has more vitamin B3 and vitamin A.
  • Gingerbread's daily need coverage for selenium is 28% more.
  • Gingerbread has 24 times more saturated fat than marinara sauce. Gingerbread has 4.122g of saturated fat, while marinara sauce has 0.17g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium.

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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 13% 8.1% 28% 29% 27% 5.5% 15% 3.9% 18% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +288.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +163%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.6%
Contains more IronIron +269.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +140.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +95%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +398.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1381.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.8%

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 6.7% 11% 48% 0% 6% 14% 73% 0% 40% 0% 35% 9.8% 7.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +691.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +165.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +153.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +135.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +125.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.173mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Selenium 16.3µg 1.1µg 28%
Iron 2.88mg 0.78mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.508g 25%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.137mg 24%
Fats 16.4g 1.48g 23%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0.17g 18%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0.377g 17%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 16%
Calories 356kcal 51kcal 15%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 3.917mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.024mg 14%
Carbs 49.2g 8.06g 14%
Copper 0.195mg 0.081mg 13%
Sodium 327mg 30mg 13%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 12%
Magnesium 70mg 18mg 12%
Cholesterol 32mg 2mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.061mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 8%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Folate 33µg 13µg 5%
Protein 3.9g 1.41g 5%
Calcium 71mg 27mg 4%
Potassium 439mg 319mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Phosphorus 54mg 34mg 3%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 33µg 2%
Choline 13.7mg 2%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.173mg 1%
Net carbs 49.2g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 5.5g 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 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
8% 87%
Protein: 1.41 g
Fats: 1.48 g
Carbs: 8.06 g
Water: 87.39 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +176.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1008.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +510.4%
Contains more OtherOther +50.6%
Contains more WaterWater +212.1%

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
16% 36% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1789.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +729.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.9%

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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. Marinara sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171597/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.