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Gingerbread vs. Shortcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between gingerbread and shortcake

  • Gingerbread has more manganese, copper, magnesium, vitamin B6, and potassium; however, shortcake has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
  • Gingerbread's daily need coverage for manganese is 15% more.
  • Gingerbread has 11 times more cholesterol than shortcake. Gingerbread has 32mg of cholesterol, while shortcake has 3mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe.

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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 11% 62% 9.4% 95% 25% 13% 61% 66% 43% 93%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +337.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +314.2%
Contains more IronIron +13.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +156.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +107%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +188.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +23.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +164.8%
~equal in Selenium ~17µg

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 0.67% 6% 0% 0% 78% 63% 48% 15% 6.9% 8.8% 0% 40% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +51.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +63.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +67.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +48%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +16.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +60.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Shortcake DV% diff.
Manganese 0.683mg 0.33mg 15%
Phosphorus 54mg 143mg 13%
Magnesium 70mg 16mg 13%
Calcium 71mg 205mg 13%
Copper 0.195mg 0.076mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.03mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.311mg 10%
Cholesterol 32mg 3mg 10%
Potassium 439mg 106mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.272mg 8%
Sodium 327mg 506mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 2.573mg 5%
Folate 33µg 53µg 5%
Iron 2.88mg 2.54mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 3.632g 4%
Protein 3.9g 6.1g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 6.045g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.248mg 3%
Fats 16.4g 14.2g 3%
Saturated fat 4.122g 3.772g 2%
Calories 356kcal 346kcal 1%
Selenium 16.3µg 17µg 1%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.48mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0.2mg 0%
Carbs 49.2g 48.5g 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 48.5g N/A
Vitamin A 14µg 18µg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0.07µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.076mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.184mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0.238mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0.449mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.197mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.115mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.302mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.273mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.14mg 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
6% 14% 49% 28% 3%
Protein: 6.1 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 48.5 g
Water: 28.4 g
Other: 2.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +15.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +56.4%
Contains more OtherOther +12%
~equal in Carbs ~48.5g
~equal in Water ~28.4g

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
28% 45% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.772 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.045 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.632 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +17.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16.1%
~equal in Saturated fat ~3.772g

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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. Shortcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174941/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.