Gingerbread vs. Waffle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between gingerbread and waffle

Gingerbread has more manganese, copper, magnesium, and vitamin B6; however, waffle is higher in selenium, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, and protein.
Waffle covers your daily need for selenium 54% more than gingerbread.
Gingerbread has 4 times more magnesium than waffle. While gingerbread has 70mg of magnesium, waffle has only 19mg.
Gingerbread has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Waffles, plain, prepared from recipe.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Gingerbread

Waffle

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+268.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+176.1%
Contains more IronIron	+24.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+214.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-36%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+157.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+259.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+74.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+251.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+183.4%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Gingerbread

Waffle

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+239.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+364.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+38.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+114.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+19.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+29.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+316.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+39.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	16.3µg	46.2µg	54%
Phosphorus	54mg	190mg	19%
Calcium	71mg	255mg	18%
Manganese	0.683mg	0.265mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.216g	6.785g	17%
Copper	0.195mg	0.062mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.347mg	14%
Cholesterol	32mg	69mg	12%
Magnesium	70mg	19mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.056mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	7.124g	3.521g	9%
Protein	3.9g	7.9g	8%
Potassium	439mg	159mg	8%
Sodium	327mg	511mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.25µg	8%
Iron	2.88mg	2.31mg	7%
Vitamin A	14µg	65µg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.263mg	6%
Saturated fat	4.122g	2.866g	6%
Carbs	49.2g	32.9g	5%
Fats	16.4g	14.1g	4%
Calories	356kcal	291kcal	3%
Zinc	0.39mg	0.68mg	3%
Folate	33µg	46µg	3%
Vitamin B3	1.738mg	2.073mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.375mg	0.485mg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	1.1g	2.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	913kcal	368kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	3.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.4mg	0%
Net carbs	49.2g	32.9g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.047mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.124mg	0.289mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.151mg	0.362mg	0%
Leucine	0.279mg	0.63mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	0.384mg	0%
Methionine	0.08mg	0.179mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.395mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	0.409mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.003g	0.006g	N/A