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Gingerbread vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between gingerbread and table salt

  • Table salt has less iron, selenium, manganese, copper, magnesium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and potassium than gingerbread.
  • Table salt covers your daily need for sodium, 1671% more than gingerbread.
  • The glycemic index of gingerbread is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Salt, table.

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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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +195.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5387.5%
Contains more IronIron +772.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +550%
Contains more ZincZinc +290%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +583%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16200%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 327mg 38758mg 1671%
Iron 2.88mg 0.33mg 32%
Selenium 16.3µg 0.1µg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0g 28%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.1mg 25%
Fats 16.4g 0g 25%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0g 19%
Calories 356kcal 0kcal 18%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0g 18%
Copper 0.195mg 0.03mg 18%
Carbs 49.2g 0g 16%
Magnesium 70mg 1mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0mg 15%
Potassium 439mg 8mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0mg 11%
Cholesterol 32mg 0mg 11%
Phosphorus 54mg 0mg 8%
Protein 3.9g 0g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0mg 8%
Folate 33µg 0µg 8%
Calcium 71mg 24mg 5%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.1mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +13900%
Contains more OtherOther +3892%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.