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Gingerbread vs. Watercress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between gingerbread and watercress?

  • Gingerbread is higher in iron, selenium, manganese, copper, and magnesium, yet watercress is higher in vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Watercress's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 63% more.
  • The glycemic index of watercress is lower.

We used Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Watercress, raw types 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 36% 29% 7.5% 26% 3% 26% 5.3% 32% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33%
Contains more IronIron +1340%
Contains more CopperCopper +153.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +254.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +179.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1711.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +69%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%

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%
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 143% 53% 20% 0% 23% 28% 3.8% 19% 30% 0% 625% 6.8% 4.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +111.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +769%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +21%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +47.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +42900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1042.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Watercress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 208%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 43mg 48%
Iron 2.88mg 0.2mg 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.035g 28%
Selenium 16.3µg 0.9µg 28%
Fats 16.4g 0.1g 25%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0.027g 19%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.244mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0.008g 18%
Calories 356kcal 11kcal 17%
Vitamin A 14µg 160µg 16%
Carbs 49.2g 1.29g 16%
Copper 0.195mg 0.077mg 13%
Magnesium 70mg 21mg 12%
Sodium 327mg 41mg 12%
Cholesterol 32mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.2mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.09mg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Folate 33µg 9µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.129mg 5%
Calcium 71mg 120mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Potassium 439mg 330mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.12mg 3%
Protein 3.9g 2.3g 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.11mg 3%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Choline 9mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.31mg 1%
Phosphorus 54mg 60mg 1%
Net carbs 49.2g 0.79g N/A
Sugar 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.03mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0.166mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.137mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.04mg 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
2% 95%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 1.29 g
Water: 95.11 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +69.6%
Contains more FatsFats +16300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3714%
Contains more OtherOther +108.3%
Contains more WaterWater +239.7%

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
39% 11% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +88950%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11945.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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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. Watercress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170068/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.