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Gingerbread vs. Tuna salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between gingerbread and tuna salad

  • Gingerbread is richer in manganese, iron, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin B6, yet tuna salad is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for tuna salad is 48% higher.
  • Gingerbread contains 17 times more manganese than tuna salad. Gingerbread contains 0.683mg of manganese, while tuna salad contains 0.04mg.
  • Tuna salad contains less saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Fish, tuna salad.

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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 14% 5.1% 16% 38% 48% 15% 76% 52% 5.2% 225%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +268.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +317.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +146.6%
Contains more IronIron +188%
Contains more CopperCopper +34.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1607.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +43.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +229.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +152.8%

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%
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 7.3% 8% 0% 0% 7.8% 16% 126% 16% 19% 150% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +512.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +131.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +44.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +134.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +312.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +285.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1900%
~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 Tuna salad DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 1.2µg 48%
Selenium 16.3µg 41.2µg 45%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 6.7mg 31%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.04mg 28%
Iron 2.88mg 1mg 24%
Protein 3.9g 16.04g 24%
Phosphorus 54mg 178mg 18%
Carbs 49.2g 9.41g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.031mg 13%
Saturated fat 4.122g 1.544g 12%
Magnesium 70mg 19mg 12%
Fats 16.4g 9.26g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 2.887g 11%
Calories 356kcal 187kcal 8%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.081mg 8%
Potassium 439mg 178mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.07mg 7%
Cholesterol 32mg 13mg 6%
Copper 0.195mg 0.145mg 6%
Folate 33µg 8µg 6%
Calcium 71mg 17mg 5%
Sodium 327mg 402mg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.56mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.26mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 2.2mg 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 24µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 4.122g 1%
Net carbs 49.2g 9.41g N/A
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.18mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.701mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0.739mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 1.293mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 1.457mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.47mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.626mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.824mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.467mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g 0.055g 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
16% 9% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 16.04 g
Fats: 9.26 g
Carbs: 9.41 g
Water: 63.16 g
Other: 2.13 g
Contains more FatsFats +77.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +422.8%
Contains more OtherOther +17.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +311.3%
Contains more WaterWater +125.6%

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
18% 34% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.544 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.887 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.122 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +146.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.5%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~4.122g

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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. Tuna salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175160/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.