Gingerbread vs. Mussels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between gingerbread and mussels

Gingerbread contains less vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin C, and vitamin B5 than mussels.
Mussels's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 998% higher.
Mussels contains 5 times less saturated fat than gingerbread. Gingerbread contains 4.122g of saturated fat, while mussels contains 0.85g.
Mussels has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of mussels is 50, while the glycemic index of gingerbread is 86.

The food types used in this comparison are Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat.

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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.

Gingerbread

Mussels

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+89.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+115.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+63.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+30.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-11.4%

Contains more IronIron	+133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+584.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+427.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+895.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+449.7%

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.

Gingerbread

Mussels

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+90%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+13500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+550%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+159.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+72.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+153.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+39900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+130.3%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	24µg	998%
Manganese	0.683mg	6.8mg	266%
Selenium	16.3µg	89.6µg	133%
Iron	2.88mg	6.72mg	48%
Protein	3.9g	23.8g	40%
Phosphorus	54mg	285mg	33%
Zinc	0.39mg	2.67mg	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.216g	1.212g	20%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.42mg	20%
Fats	16.4g	4.48g	18%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	13.6mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	7.124g	1.014g	15%
Saturated fat	4.122g	0.85g	15%
Carbs	49.2g	7.39g	14%
Vitamin B5	0.375mg	0.95mg	12%
Folate	33µg	76µg	11%
Calories	356kcal	172kcal	9%
Vitamin A	14µg	91µg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.3mg	9%
Vitamin B3	1.738mg	3mg	8%
Cholesterol	32mg	56mg	8%
Magnesium	70mg	37mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.1mg	7%
Copper	0.195mg	0.149mg	5%
Potassium	439mg	268mg	5%
Calcium	71mg	33mg	4%
Sodium	327mg	369mg	2%
Net carbs	49.2g	7.39g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.047mg	0.267mg	0%
Threonine	0.124mg	1.025mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.151mg	1.036mg	0%
Leucine	0.279mg	1.676mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	1.779mg	0%
Methionine	0.08mg	0.537mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.853mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	1.04mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.457mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.276g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0.506g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.044g	N/A