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Gingerbread vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between gingerbread and penne

  • Gingerbread has more iron, magnesium, potassium, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat; however, penne has more phosphorus and zinc.
  • Gingerbread's daily need coverage for iron is 26% more.
  • Gingerbread has 11 times more polyunsaturated fat than penne. Gingerbread has 4.216g of polyunsaturated fat, while penne has 0.4g.
  • Penne is lower in cholesterol.
  • Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index than penne.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared.

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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%
Penne
Penne
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 27% 11% 30% 0% 30% 51% 32% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +259.8%
Contains more IronIron +260%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +182.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +118.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -24.2%

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%
Penne
Penne
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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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Penne DV% diff.
Manganese 0.683mg 30%
Selenium 16.3µg 30%
Iron 2.88mg 0.8mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.4g 25%
Copper 0.195mg 22%
Fats 16.4g 4g 19%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 1g 15%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 12%
Calories 356kcal 126kcal 12%
Fiber 2.7g 11%
Carbs 49.2g 16.8g 11%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 11%
Magnesium 70mg 30mg 10%
Potassium 439mg 122mg 9%
Phosphorus 54mg 118mg 9%
Folate 33µg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 8%
Saturated fat 4.122g 2.3g 8%
Cholesterol 32mg 12mg 7%
Zinc 0.39mg 1.1mg 6%
Protein 3.9g 5.7g 4%
Sodium 327mg 248mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 3%
Calcium 71mg 89mg 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 14.1g N/A
Sugar 1.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 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
Penne
Penne
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6% 4% 17% 72%
Protein: 5.7 g
Fats: 4 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 72.4 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more FatsFats +310%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +192.9%
Contains more OtherOther +127.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +46.2%
Contains more WaterWater +158.6%

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
Penne
Penne
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62% 27% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.3 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.4 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +612.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +954%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.2%

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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

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.