Gingerbread vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between gingerbread and wafer

Gingerbread has more selenium, vitamin B6, and potassium; however, wafer is higher in copper, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
Wafer covers your daily need for copper, 30% more than gingerbread.
Gingerbread has 16 times more cholesterol than wafer. While gingerbread has 32mg of cholesterol, wafer has only 2mg.
The glycemic index of gingerbread is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Cookies, chocolate wafers.

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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.

Gingerbread

Wafer

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+32.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+129%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+109%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-43.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+186%

Contains more IronIron	+39.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+137.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+179.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+144.4%

~equal in Manganese ~0.696mg

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.

Gingerbread

Wafer

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+272.5%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+64.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+64.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+50%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.203mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.381mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.195mg	0.463mg	30%
Selenium	16.3µg	5.7µg	19%
Iron	2.88mg	4.01mg	14%
Fiber		3.4g	14%
Sodium	327mg	580mg	11%
Phosphorus	54mg	132mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.051mg	11%
Cholesterol	32mg	2mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.266mg	8%
Carbs	49.2g	72.7g	8%
Potassium	439mg	210mg	7%
Vitamin B3	1.738mg	2.858mg	7%
Zinc	0.39mg	1.09mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	7.124g	4.865g	6%
Vitamin E		0.72mg	5%
Protein	3.9g	6.6g	5%
Folate	33µg	47µg	4%
Calories	356kcal	433kcal	4%
Calcium	71mg	31mg	4%
Magnesium	70mg	53mg	4%
Fats	16.4g	14.2g	3%
Caffeine		10mg	3%
Choline		14.3mg	3%
Vitamin K		2.4µg	2%
Manganese	0.683mg	0.696mg	1%
Saturated fat	4.122g	4.241g	1%
Vitamin A	14µg	3µg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.09µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.203mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	49.2g	69.3g	N/A
Sugar		37.43g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.375mg	0.381mg	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.216g	4.153g	0%
Tryptophan	0.047mg	0.096mg	0%
Threonine	0.124mg	0.22mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.151mg	0.261mg	0%
Leucine	0.279mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	0.281mg	0%
Methionine	0.08mg	0.105mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.308mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.128mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0.002g	N/A