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Milk vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are milk and gingerbread different?

  • Milk is richer in vitamin B12, while gingerbread is higher in iron, manganese, selenium, copper, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin B6.
  • Gingerbread covers your daily need for iron, 36% more than milk.
  • Milk contains 8 times more vitamin B12 than gingerbread. Milk contains 0.47µg of vitamin B12, while gingerbread contains 0.06µg.
  • Milk is lower in saturated fat.
  • Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index (86) than milk (31).

Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 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.
Milk
Milk
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +76.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +75.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +536.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +192.7%
Contains more IronIron +9500%
Contains more CopperCopper +1850%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22666.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +393.9%
~equal in Zinc ~0.39mg

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.
Milk
Milk
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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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +314.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +683.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +850%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1768.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +413.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +560%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.375mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milk Gingerbread DV% diff.
Iron 0.03mg 2.88mg 36%
Manganese 0.003mg 0.683mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 4.216g 28%
Fats 0.97g 16.4g 24%
Selenium 3.3µg 16.3µg 24%
Copper 0.01mg 0.195mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 0.277g 7.124g 17%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 0.06µg 17%
Calories 42kcal 356kcal 16%
Saturated fat 0.633g 4.122g 16%
Carbs 4.99g 49.2g 15%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.19mg 14%
Magnesium 11mg 70mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.19mg 12%
Sodium 44mg 327mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 1.738mg 10%
Potassium 150mg 439mg 9%
Cholesterol 5mg 32mg 9%
Folate 5µg 33µg 7%
Phosphorus 95mg 54mg 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin D 48IU 6%
Calcium 125mg 71mg 5%
Vitamin A 58µg 14µg 5%
Choline 17.7mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.185mg 0.162mg 2%
Protein 3.37g 3.9g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 4.99g 49.2g N/A
Sugar 5.2g N/A
Zinc 0.42mg 0.39mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.361mg 0.375mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.047mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0.124mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.174mg 0.151mg 0%
Leucine 0.319mg 0.279mg 0%
Lysine 0.282mg 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.088mg 0.08mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.174mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.101mg 0.087mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
4% 16% 49% 28% 3%
Protein: 3.9 g
Fats: 16.4 g
Carbs: 49.2 g
Water: 28 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +221.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1590.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +886%
Contains more OtherOther +233.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
Milk
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
27% 46% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.122 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.216 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2471.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11945.7%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/nutrients
  2. Gingerbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172702/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.