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Gingerbread vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between gingerbread and pasta

  • Gingerbread has more iron, manganese, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B6, copper, and calcium; however, pasta is richer in folate.
  • Gingerbread covers your daily iron needs 22% more than pasta.
  • Pasta has 55 times less sodium than gingerbread. Gingerbread has 327mg of sodium, while pasta has 6mg.
  • Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of gingerbread is 86, while the glycemic index of pasta is 49.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 1.8% 2.1% 43% 31% 15% 27% 0.78% 29% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +288.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1083.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1729.2%
Contains more IronIron +152.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +109.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +204.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +43.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%

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%
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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% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +75.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +104.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +458.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +133.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +93.9%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.209mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.15mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Pasta DV% diff.
Selenium 16.3µg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.429g 25%
Fats 16.4g 1.05g 24%
Iron 2.88mg 1.14mg 22%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.224mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0.124g 18%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0.15g 18%
Sodium 327mg 6mg 14%
Magnesium 70mg 18mg 12%
Potassium 439mg 24mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.034mg 12%
Calories 356kcal 131kcal 11%
Copper 0.195mg 0.093mg 11%
Folate 33µg 64µg 8%
Carbs 49.2g 24.93g 8%
Calcium 71mg 6mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.992mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.183mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0.14µg 3%
Protein 3.9g 5.15g 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.56mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.209mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin A 14µg 6µg 1%
Phosphorus 54mg 63mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 24.93g N/A
Cholesterol 32mg 33mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.103mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g 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
Pasta
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5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more FatsFats +1461.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +97.4%
Contains more OtherOther +706.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +32.1%
Contains more WaterWater +144.9%

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
Pasta
Pasta
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21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5645.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +882.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.4%

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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. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/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.