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Gingerbread vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between gingerbread and flour?

  • Gingerbread is higher in magnesium and vitamin B6, yet flour is higher in vitamin B1, folate, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and iron.
  • Flour's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 50% more.
  • Gingerbread has 164 times more sodium than flour. While gingerbread has 327mg of sodium, flour has only 2mg.
  • The glycemic index of flour is lower.

We used Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +218.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +373.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +310.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.4%
Contains more IronIron +61.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +79.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +108%
~equal in Manganese ~0.682mg

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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +331.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +313.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +204.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +239.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +454.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.785mg 50%
Folate 33µg 183µg 38%
Selenium 16.3µg 33.9µg 32%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 5.904mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.494mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.413g 25%
Fats 16.4g 0.98g 24%
Iron 2.88mg 4.64mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0.087g 18%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0.155g 18%
Sodium 327mg 2mg 14%
Protein 3.9g 10.33g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.044mg 11%
Magnesium 70mg 22mg 11%
Fiber 2.7g 11%
Cholesterol 32mg 0mg 11%
Potassium 439mg 107mg 10%
Carbs 49.2g 76.31g 9%
Phosphorus 54mg 108mg 8%
Calcium 71mg 15mg 6%
Copper 0.195mg 0.144mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.7mg 3%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.438mg 1%
Calories 356kcal 364kcal 0%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 49.2g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 0.27g N/A
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.682mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.23mg 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
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more FatsFats +1573.5%
Contains more WaterWater +134.9%
Contains more OtherOther +443.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +164.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +55.1%

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
Flour
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8088.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +920.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.2%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.