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Gingerbread vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gingerbread and potatoes different?

  • Gingerbread is richer in selenium, iron, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B2, and copper, while potatoes are higher in vitamin C.
  • Gingerbread covers your daily need for selenium, 29% more than potatoes.

Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw 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 16% 3.6% 38% 30% 37% 8.2% 24% 0.78% 26% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +204.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +491.7%
Contains more IronIron +255.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +77.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +30%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +241.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3975%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
~equal in Potassium ~425mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~57mg

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 66% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 7.4% 20% 18% 69% 0% 5% 11% 6.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +134.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +406.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +120%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +19600%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +56.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Potato DV% diff.
Selenium 16.3µg 0.4µg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.042g 28%
Iron 2.88mg 0.81mg 26%
Fats 16.4g 0.09g 25%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 19.7mg 22%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.2mg 21%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0.025g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0.002g 18%
Calories 356kcal 77kcal 14%
Sodium 327mg 6mg 14%
Carbs 49.2g 17.49g 11%
Cholesterol 32mg 0mg 11%
Magnesium 70mg 23mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.032mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.081mg 9%
Copper 0.195mg 0.11mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.298mg 8%
Fiber 2.1g 8%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Calcium 71mg 12mg 6%
Folate 33µg 15µg 5%
Protein 3.9g 2.05g 4%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 1.061mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Choline 12.1mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.295mg 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.3mg 1%
Net carbs 49.2g 15.39g N/A
Potassium 439mg 425mg 0%
Sugar 0.82g N/A
Phosphorus 54mg 57mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.035mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 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
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2% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.05 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 17.49 g
Water: 79.25 g
Other: 1.12 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +90.2%
Contains more FatsFats +18122.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +181.3%
Contains more OtherOther +123.2%
Contains more WaterWater +183%

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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36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +356100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9938.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

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. Potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170026/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.