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Gingerbread vs. Pilaf — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gingerbread and pilaf different?

  • Gingerbread is richer in magnesium, while pilaf is higher in folate, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
  • Pilaf covers your daily need for folate, 45% more than gingerbread.
  • Gingerbread contains 32 times more cholesterol than pilaf. Gingerbread contains 32mg of cholesterol, while pilaf contains 1mg.
  • Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index (86) than pilaf (60).

Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared types were used in this article.

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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 23% 25% 17% 92% 55% 28% 66% 170% 115% 177%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +118.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +133.5%
Contains more IronIron +18%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +159%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +185.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +29.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +98.8%

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 14% 1.3% 0.8% 0% 151% 20% 115% 43% 92% 2.5% 1.3% 159% 9.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +86.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +200%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +217.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +252.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +90.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +110.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +542.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Pilaf DV% diff.
Folate 33µg 212µg 45%
Sodium 327mg 1303mg 42%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.603mg 34%
Selenium 16.3µg 32.4µg 29%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 6.127mg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.377g 26%
Fats 16.4g 1.37g 23%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0.373g 17%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0.307g 17%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.4mg 16%
Phosphorus 54mg 154mg 14%
Protein 3.9g 10.42g 13%
Cholesterol 32mg 1mg 10%
Magnesium 70mg 32mg 9%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.882mg 9%
Carbs 49.2g 76.31g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.715mg 7%
Potassium 439mg 188mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.087mg 6%
Zinc 0.39mg 1.01mg 6%
Iron 2.88mg 2.44mg 6%
Fiber 1.2g 5%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 4.1mg 4%
Copper 0.195mg 0.166mg 3%
Choline 17.5mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0.02µg 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 4µg 1%
Calcium 71mg 83mg 1%
Calories 356kcal 359kcal 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 75.11g N/A
Sugar 1.53g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.221mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0.279mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0.523mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.189mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.32mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.374mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.15mg 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
Pilaf
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10% 76% 8% 4%
Protein: 10.42 g
Fats: 1.37 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 8.04 g
Other: 3.86 g
Contains more FatsFats +1097.1%
Contains more WaterWater +248.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +167.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +55.1%
Contains more OtherOther +54.4%

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
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29% 35% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.307 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.373 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.377 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1809.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1018.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.6%

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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. Pilaf - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168951/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.