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Gingerbread vs. Toffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gingerbread and toffee different?

  • Gingerbread is higher in iron, manganese, selenium, copper, magnesium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6; however, toffee is richer in vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for toffee is 82% higher.
  • Gingerbread contains 342 times more manganese than toffee. While gingerbread contains 0.683mg of manganese, toffee contains only 0.002mg.
  • Gingerbread has less cholesterol.
  • Toffee has a lower glycemic index (51) than gingerbread (86).

Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 10% 4.5% 1.1% 1% 3.3% 14% 18% 0.26% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1650%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +108.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +760.8%
Contains more IronIron +9500%
Contains more CopperCopper +6400%
Contains more ZincZinc +225%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +68.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +34050%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1937.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.7%

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%
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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 0.67% 106% 19% 0% 2% 16% 0.54% 8% 2.1% 14% 7% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2275%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +138.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5893.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +179.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2011.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1550%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2178.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +83.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Toffee DV% diff.
Saturated fat 4.122g 20.565g 75%
Iron 2.88mg 0.03mg 36%
Vitamin A 14µg 319µg 34%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.002mg 30%
Selenium 16.3µg 0.8µg 28%
Fats 16.4g 32.75g 25%
Cholesterol 32mg 104mg 24%
Copper 0.195mg 0.003mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 1.222g 20%
Magnesium 70mg 4mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.008mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.009mg 14%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.029mg 11%
Potassium 439mg 51mg 11%
Calories 356kcal 560kcal 10%
Folate 33µg 2µg 8%
Sodium 327mg 135mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.068mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 6%
Protein 3.9g 1.07g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.134mg 5%
Carbs 49.2g 64.72g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 8.964g 5%
Calcium 71mg 34mg 4%
Phosphorus 54mg 32mg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.12mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0.11µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 64.72g N/A
Sugar 63.47g N/A
Trans fat 0.674g N/A
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
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.445g 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
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33% 65%
Protein: 1.07 g
Fats: 32.75 g
Carbs: 64.72 g
Water: 0.55 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +264.5%
Contains more WaterWater +4990.9%
Contains more OtherOther +174.7%
Contains more FatsFats +99.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31.5%

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
Toffee
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.565 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.964 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.222 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +245%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25.8%

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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. Toffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169671/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.