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Gingerbread vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between gingerbread and tea

  • Tea has less iron, selenium, copper, magnesium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, manganese, and potassium than gingerbread.
  • Gingerbread covers your daily need for iron, 36% more than tea.
  • Tea 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 Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water.

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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%
Tea
Tea
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2338.9%
Contains more IronIron +28700%
Contains more CopperCopper +1672.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +3800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +74.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%

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%
Tea
Tea
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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% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +5300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5331.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2784.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +18900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Tea DV% diff.
Iron 2.88mg 0.01mg 36%
Selenium 16.3µg 0µg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0g 28%
Fats 16.4g 0g 25%
Copper 0.195mg 0.011mg 20%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0g 19%
Calories 356kcal 1kcal 18%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0g 18%
Carbs 49.2g 0.17g 16%
Magnesium 70mg 2mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.001mg 15%
Sodium 327mg 4mg 14%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.392mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.003mg 12%
Potassium 439mg 18mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.032mg 11%
Cholesterol 32mg 0mg 11%
Phosphorus 54mg 1mg 8%
Protein 3.9g 0.06g 8%
Folate 33µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.013mg 7%
Calcium 71mg 3mg 7%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.01mg 3%
Caffeine 11mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 0.02g N/A
Choline 0.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 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
Tea
Tea
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100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +6400%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28841.2%
Contains more OtherOther +1566.7%
Contains more WaterWater +255.8%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.