Gingerbread vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between gingerbread and rib eye steak

Gingerbread has more manganese and copper; however, rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
Rib eye steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 85% more than gingerbread.
Gingerbread has 9 times more manganese than rib eye steak. While gingerbread has 0.683mg of manganese, rib eye steak has only 0.08mg.
Gingerbread has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of gingerbread is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled.

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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

Rib eye steak

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+218.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+545.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+68.8%
Contains more IronIron	+28.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+143.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+753.8%

Contains more ZincZinc	+1415.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+181.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-83.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+82.2%

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.

Gingerbread

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+75%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+167.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+450%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+77.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+182.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+151.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+3400%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	2.1µg	85%
Zinc	0.39mg	5.91mg	50%
Protein	3.9g	23.69g	40%
Manganese	0.683mg	0.08mg	26%
Saturated fat	4.122g	9.684g	25%
Selenium	16.3µg	29.7µg	24%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.477mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.216g	1.027g	21%
Vitamin B3	1.738mg	4.908mg	20%
Cholesterol	32mg	80mg	16%
Carbs	49.2g	0g	16%
Phosphorus	54mg	152mg	14%
Copper	0.195mg	0.08mg	13%
Sodium	327mg	54mg	12%
Magnesium	70mg	22mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.071mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.287mg	10%
Choline		48.8mg	9%
Iron	2.88mg	2.24mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	7.124g	10.519g	8%
Fats	16.4g	21.81g	8%
Folate	33µg	6µg	7%
Calcium	71mg	11mg	6%
Potassium	439mg	260mg	5%
Calories	356kcal	291kcal	3%
Vitamin B5	0.375mg	0.536mg	3%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Vitamin E		0.1mg	1%
Vitamin A	14µg	8µg	1%
Vitamin D		7IU	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	49.2g	0g	N/A
Trans fat		1.478g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.047mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.124mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.151mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	0.279mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.08mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.7g	N/A