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Gingerbread vs. Pumpkin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gingerbread and pumpkin different?

  • Gingerbread is richer in selenium, iron, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6, while pumpkin is higher in vitamin A.
  • Pumpkin covers your daily need for vitamin A, 169% more than gingerbread.
  • Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index (86) than pumpkin (52).

Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Pumpkin, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +483.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +238.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.1%
Contains more IronIron +260%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +21.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +446.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5333.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%

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%
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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +280%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +47.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +189.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +25.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +211.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +106.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +8900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2942.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Pumpkin DV% diff.
Vitamin A 14µg 426µg 46%
Selenium 16.3µg 0.3µg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.005g 28%
Iron 2.88mg 0.8mg 26%
Fats 16.4g 0.1g 25%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.125mg 24%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0.052g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0.013g 18%
Calories 356kcal 26kcal 17%
Sodium 327mg 1mg 14%
Carbs 49.2g 6.5g 14%
Magnesium 70mg 12mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.05mg 12%
Cholesterol 32mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 9mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.061mg 10%
Copper 0.195mg 0.127mg 8%
Vitamin E 1.06mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.6mg 7%
Protein 3.9g 1g 6%
Calcium 71mg 21mg 5%
Folate 33µg 16µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.11mg 4%
Potassium 439mg 340mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.298mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Choline 8.2mg 1%
Phosphorus 54mg 44mg 1%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.32mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Net carbs 49.2g 6g N/A
Sugar 2.76g N/A
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.054mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.016mg 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
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +290%
Contains more FatsFats +16300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +656.9%
Contains more OtherOther +212.5%
Contains more WaterWater +227.1%

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
74% 19% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.005 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +54700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +84220%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/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.