Gingerbread vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between gingerbread and whey

The amount of iron, manganese, selenium, copper, magnesium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3 in gingerbread is higher than in whey.
Gingerbread covers your daily iron needs 35% more than whey.
Whey has 683 times less manganese than gingerbread. Gingerbread has 0.683mg of manganese, while whey has 0.001mg.
Whey contains less saturated fat.
Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of gingerbread is 86, while the glycemic index of whey is 43.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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

Whey

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+775%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+51.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+172.7%
Contains more IronIron	+4700%
Contains more CopperCopper	+4775%
Contains more ZincZinc	+200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+68200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+757.9%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-83.5%

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.

Gingerbread

Whey

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+427.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2248.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+512.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3200%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+366.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0.1mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.158mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.383mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.88mg	0.06mg	35%
Manganese	0.683mg	0.001mg	30%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.216g	0.011g	28%
Selenium	16.3µg	1.9µg	26%
Fats	16.4g	0.36g	25%
Copper	0.195mg	0.004mg	21%
Saturated fat	4.122g	0.23g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	7.124g	0.1g	18%
Calories	356kcal	27kcal	16%
Carbs	49.2g	5.14g	15%
Magnesium	70mg	8mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.036mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.031mg	12%
Sodium	327mg	54mg	12%
Cholesterol	32mg	2mg	10%
Vitamin B3	1.738mg	0.074mg	10%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.28µg	9%
Potassium	439mg	161mg	8%
Folate	33µg	1µg	8%
Protein	3.9g	0.85g	6%
Choline		16mg	3%
Zinc	0.39mg	0.13mg	2%
Calcium	71mg	47mg	2%
Phosphorus	54mg	46mg	1%
Vitamin A	14µg	3µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	49.2g	5.14g	N/A
Sugar		5.14g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.158mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.375mg	0.383mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.047mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	0.124mg	0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.151mg	0.047mg	0%
Leucine	0.279mg	0.078mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	0.068mg	0%
Methionine	0.08mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.027mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	0.046mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.016mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0g	N/A