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Gingerbread vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between gingerbread and mung beans?

  • Gingerbread has less folate, copper, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, magnesium, potassium, and zinc than mung beans.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 148% higher.
  • Gingerbread has 12 times more saturated fat than mung beans. Gingerbread has 4.122g of saturated fat, while mung beans have 0.348g.
  • Mung beans have a lower glycemic index than gingerbread.

We used Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Mung beans, mature seeds, raw 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 135% 40% 110% 253% 314% 73% 157% 2% 135% 45%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +98.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +170%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +85.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +183.8%
Contains more IronIron +134%
Contains more CopperCopper +382.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +587.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +579.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +51.5%

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 16% 2% 10% 0% 155% 54% 42% 115% 88% 0% 23% 469% 53%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +226.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +409.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +101.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1793.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 33µg 625µg 148%
Copper 0.195mg 0.941mg 83%
Fiber 16.3g 65%
Iron 2.88mg 6.74mg 48%
Phosphorus 54mg 367mg 45%
Protein 3.9g 23.86g 40%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.621mg 36%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 1.91mg 31%
Magnesium 70mg 189mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.384g 26%
Potassium 439mg 1246mg 24%
Fats 16.4g 1.15g 23%
Zinc 0.39mg 2.68mg 21%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0.161g 17%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0.348g 17%
Manganese 0.683mg 1.035mg 15%
Selenium 16.3µg 8.2µg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.382mg 15%
Sodium 327mg 15mg 14%
Cholesterol 32mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Calcium 71mg 132mg 6%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 4.8mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.233mg 5%
Carbs 49.2g 62.62g 4%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 2.251mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin A 14µg 6µg 1%
Calories 356kcal 347kcal 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 1.443mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.695mg 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
24% 63% 9% 3%
Protein: 23.86 g
Fats: 1.15 g
Carbs: 62.62 g
Water: 9.05 g
Other: 3.32 g
Contains more FatsFats +1326.1%
Contains more WaterWater +209.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +511.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.3%
Contains more OtherOther +32.8%

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
39% 18% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.348 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.161 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.384 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4324.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +997.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.6%

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. Mung bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174256/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.