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Gingerbread vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between gingerbread and turnip

  • Gingerbread has more iron, selenium, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B1, and copper; however, turnip is richer in vitamin C.
  • Gingerbread covers your daily iron needs 32% more than turnip.
  • Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of gingerbread is 86, while the glycemic index of turnip is 73.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Turnips, raw.

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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 7.9% 9% 17% 11% 28% 7.4% 12% 8.7% 17% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +536.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +136.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +129.8%
Contains more IronIron +860%
Contains more CopperCopper +129.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +44.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +409.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2228.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.5%

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 70% 0% 0.6% 0% 10% 6.9% 7.5% 12% 21% 0% 0.25% 11% 6.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +375%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +440%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +334.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +120%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Turnip DV% diff.
Iron 2.88mg 0.3mg 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.053g 28%
Selenium 16.3µg 0.7µg 28%
Fats 16.4g 0.1g 25%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.134mg 24%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 21mg 23%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0.011g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0.006g 18%
Calories 356kcal 28kcal 16%
Carbs 49.2g 6.43g 14%
Magnesium 70mg 11mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.04mg 13%
Copper 0.195mg 0.085mg 12%
Cholesterol 32mg 0mg 11%
Sodium 327mg 67mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.03mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.4mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.09mg 8%
Potassium 439mg 191mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Protein 3.9g 0.9g 6%
Folate 33µg 15µg 5%
Phosphorus 54mg 27mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.2mg 4%
Calcium 71mg 30mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Choline 11.1mg 2%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.27mg 1%
Net carbs 49.2g 4.63g N/A
Sugar 3.8g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.014mg 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
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6% 92%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.43 g
Water: 91.87 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +333.3%
Contains more FatsFats +16300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +665.2%
Contains more OtherOther +257.1%
Contains more WaterWater +228.1%

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
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16% 9% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.011 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.053 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +118633.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7854.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. Turnip - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170465/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.