Milkshake vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between milkshake and gingerbread?
- Milkshake is higher in vitamin B12, yet gingerbread is higher in iron, manganese, selenium, copper, magnesium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
- Gingerbread's daily need coverage for iron is 35% more.
- Milkshake has 9 times more vitamin B12 than gingerbread. While milkshake has 0.52µg of vitamin B12, gingerbread has only 0.06µg.
- The amount of saturated fat in milkshake is lower.
- The glycemic index of milkshake is lower.
We used Milk shakes, thick vanilla and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +105.6% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +113% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -70.9% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +483.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +139.9% |
Contains more IronIron | +2780% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +282.4% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +4778.6% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +608.7% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +78.6% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +20.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +766.7% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +533.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +1090.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +352.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +371.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Iron | 0.1mg | 2.88mg | 35% |
Manganese | 0.014mg | 0.683mg | 29% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.113g | 4.216g | 27% |
Selenium | 2.3µg | 16.3µg | 25% |
Fats | 3.03g | 16.4g | 21% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.52µg | 0.06µg | 19% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.875g | 7.124g | 16% |
Copper | 0.051mg | 0.195mg | 16% |
Magnesium | 12mg | 70mg | 14% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.03mg | 0.19mg | 13% |
Calories | 112kcal | 356kcal | 12% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.042mg | 0.19mg | 11% |
Carbs | 17.75g | 49.2g | 10% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.146mg | 1.738mg | 10% |
Saturated fat | 1.886g | 4.122g | 10% |
Sodium | 95mg | 327mg | 10% |
Phosphorus | 115mg | 54mg | 9% |
Potassium | 183mg | 439mg | 8% |
Calcium | 146mg | 71mg | 8% |
Cholesterol | 12mg | 32mg | 7% |
Folate | 7µg | 33µg | 7% |
Vitamin D | 1.2µg | 6% | |
Vitamin D | 48IU | 6% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.195mg | 0.162mg | 3% |
Choline | 14.3mg | 3% | |
Vitamin A | 25µg | 14µg | 1% |
Protein | 3.86g | 3.9g | 0% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.1mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 17.75g | 49.2g | N/A |
Sugar | 17.75g | N/A | |
Zinc | 0.39mg | 0.39mg | 0% |
Vitamin E | 0.05mg | 0% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.368mg | 0.375mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.2µg | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.054mg | 0.047mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.174mg | 0.124mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.234mg | 0.151mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.378mg | 0.279mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.306mg | 0.131mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.097mg | 0.08mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.186mg | 0.195mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.258mg | 0.173mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.105mg | 0.087mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0g | 0.003g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
3.86 g
Fats:
3.03 g
Carbs:
17.75 g
Water:
74.45 g
Other:
0.91 g
Protein:
3.9 g
Fats:
16.4 g
Carbs:
49.2 g
Water:
28 g
Other:
2.5 g
Contains more WaterWater | +165.9% |
Contains more FatsFats | +441.3% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +177.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +174.7% |
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Protein
~3.9g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
1.886 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.875 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.113 g
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 | -54.2% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +714.2% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +3631% |