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Gingerbread vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between gingerbread and marshmallow

  • Marshmallow has less iron, manganese, selenium, magnesium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin B2, and copper.
  • Gingerbread's daily need coverage for iron is 33% more.
  • Gingerbread has 190 times more vitamin B1 than marshmallow. Gingerbread has 0.19mg of vitamin B1, while marshmallow has 0.001mg.
  • Marshmallow is lower in saturated fat.
  • Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index than marshmallow.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Candies, marshmallows.

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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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8680%
Contains more IronIron +1152.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +101%
Contains more ZincZinc +875%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +575%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8437.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +858.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.5%

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% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2128.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +7400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +6233.3%
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 Marshmallow DV% diff.
Iron 2.88mg 0.23mg 33%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.008mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.047g 28%
Selenium 16.3µg 1.7µg 27%
Fats 16.4g 0.2g 25%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0.08g 18%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0.056g 18%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.001mg 16%
Magnesium 70mg 2mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.003mg 14%
Potassium 439mg 5mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.001mg 12%
Sodium 327mg 80mg 11%
Copper 0.195mg 0.097mg 11%
Cholesterol 32mg 0mg 11%
Carbs 49.2g 81.3g 11%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.078mg 10%
Folate 33µg 1µg 8%
Phosphorus 54mg 8mg 7%
Calcium 71mg 3mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.005mg 7%
Protein 3.9g 1.8g 4%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.04mg 3%
Calories 356kcal 318kcal 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 81.2g N/A
Sugar 57.56g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0%
Choline 0.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.017mg 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
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +116.7%
Contains more FatsFats +8100%
Contains more WaterWater +70.7%
Contains more OtherOther +733.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +65.2%

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
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8805%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8870.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.