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Gingerbread vs. Taco salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gingerbread and taco salad different?

  • Gingerbread is higher in selenium, manganese, iron, vitamin B1, magnesium, copper, potassium, and vitamin B6; however, taco salad is richer in vitamin B12 and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for gingerbread is 26% higher.
  • Gingerbread contains 4 times more manganese than taco salad. While gingerbread contains 0.683mg of manganese, taco salad contains only 0.167mg.

Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Fast foods, taco salad are the varieties 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 19% 29% 19% 43% 38% 37% 31% 50% 22% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +169.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +109%
Contains more IronIron +150.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +72.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -15.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +309%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +640.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +248.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.3%

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 6% 0% 0% 0% 13% 42% 23% 41% 25% 40% 0% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +280%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +81.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +433.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +27.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Taco salad DV% diff.
Selenium 16.3µg 2.2µg 26%
Iron 2.88mg 1.15mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.883g 22%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.167mg 22%
Fats 16.4g 7.46g 14%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.05mg 12%
Carbs 49.2g 11.91g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 2.606g 11%
Calories 356kcal 141kcal 11%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0.32µg 11%
Magnesium 70mg 26mg 10%
Copper 0.195mg 0.113mg 9%
Zinc 0.39mg 1.36mg 9%
Potassium 439mg 210mg 7%
Protein 3.9g 6.68g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.11mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.68mg 6%
Choline 23.3mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 1.24mg 3%
Phosphorus 54mg 72mg 3%
Sodium 327mg 385mg 3%
Calcium 71mg 97mg 3%
Cholesterol 32mg 22mg 3%
Saturated fat 4.122g 3.446g 3%
Vitamin A 14µg 2%
Folate 33µg 42µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 1.8mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.18mg 1%
Net carbs 49.2g 11.91g N/A
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.075mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.254mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0.311mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0.549mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.277mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.343mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.201mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g 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% 7% 12% 72%
Protein: 6.68 g
Fats: 7.46 g
Carbs: 11.91 g
Water: 72.35 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +119.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +313.1%
Contains more OtherOther +56.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +71.3%
Contains more WaterWater +158.4%

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
50% 38% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.446 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.606 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.883 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +173.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +377.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -16.4%

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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

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.