Irish soda bread vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are irish soda bread and gingerbread different?

Irish soda bread is richer in vitamin B1, phosphorus, and vitamin B2, while gingerbread is higher in manganese, magnesium, vitamin B6, copper, and potassium.
Gingerbread covers your daily need for saturated fat, 15% more than irish soda bread.
Irish soda bread contains 2 times more phosphorus than gingerbread. Irish soda bread contains 114mg of phosphorus, while gingerbread contains 54mg.
Irish soda bread is lower in saturated fat.
Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index (86) than irish soda bread (69).

Bread, irish soda, prepared from recipe and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe types were used 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.

Irish soda bread

Gingerbread

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+46.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+111.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+204.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+65%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-17.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+92.4%

~equal in Iron ~2.88mg

~equal in Selenium ~16.3µg

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.

Irish soda bread

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+242.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+56.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+66%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+38.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.4%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+128.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+20%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	5g	16.4g	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.478g	4.216g	18%
Saturated fat	1.111g	4.122g	14%
Manganese	0.355mg	0.683mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	1.999g	7.124g	13%
Magnesium	23mg	70mg	11%
Fiber	2.6g		10%
Vitamin B1	0.298mg	0.19mg	9%
Phosphorus	114mg	54mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.162mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.083mg	0.19mg	8%
Copper	0.13mg	0.195mg	7%
Protein	6.6g	3.9g	5%
Cholesterol	18mg	32mg	5%
Potassium	266mg	439mg	5%
Folate	47µg	33µg	4%
Vitamin B3	2.405mg	1.738mg	4%
Vitamin A	48µg	14µg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0.375mg	3%
Calories	290kcal	356kcal	3%
Sodium	398mg	327mg	3%
Zinc	0.57mg	0.39mg	2%
Iron	2.69mg	2.88mg	2%
Carbs	56g	49.2g	2%
Selenium	16µg	16.3µg	1%
Calcium	81mg	71mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	0.1mg	1%
Net carbs	53.4g	49.2g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0.05µg	0.06µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.072mg	0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.201mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.234mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	0.436mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	0.219mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.138mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.3mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.283mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.159mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.003g	N/A