Gingerbread vs. Pecan pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between gingerbread and pecan pie

Gingerbread has more iron, magnesium, vitamin B6, potassium, selenium, and vitamin B3, while pecan pie has more vitamin A, zinc, and phosphorus.
Pecan pie's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 18% higher.
Pecan pie contains 3 times less potassium than gingerbread. Gingerbread contains 439mg of potassium, while pecan pie contains 133mg.
The amount of cholesterol in gingerbread is lower.
Pecan pie has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pecan pie is 59, while the glycemic index of gingerbread is 86.

The food types used in this comparison are Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe.

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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

Pecan pie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+169.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+121.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+230.1%
Contains more IronIron	+94.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+35.8%

Contains more ZincZinc	+161.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+74.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-19.9%

~equal in Copper ~0.211mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.712mg

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

Pecan pie

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+105.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+216.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+26.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+485.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+27.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+183.3%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.188mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	32mg	87mg	18%
Iron	2.88mg	1.48mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.216g	5.71g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	7.124g	11.181g	10%
Magnesium	70mg	26mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.06mg	10%
Potassium	439mg	133mg	9%
Fats	16.4g	22.2g	9%
Vitamin A	14µg	82µg	8%
Selenium	16.3µg	12µg	8%
Zinc	0.39mg	1.02mg	6%
Phosphorus	54mg	94mg	6%
Vitamin B3	1.738mg	0.847mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.17µg	5%
Calcium	71mg	32mg	4%
Sodium	327mg	262mg	3%
Calories	356kcal	412kcal	3%
Protein	3.9g	4.9g	2%
Copper	0.195mg	0.211mg	2%
Folate	33µg	26µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.375mg	0.479mg	2%
Saturated fat	4.122g	3.989g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.18mg	1%
Manganese	0.683mg	0.712mg	1%
Carbs	49.2g	52.2g	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	49.2g	52.2g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.188mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.047mg	0.069mg	0%
Threonine	0.124mg	0.189mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.151mg	0.223mg	0%
Leucine	0.279mg	0.372mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	0.248mg	0%
Methionine	0.08mg	0.125mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.25mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.116mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0.008g	N/A