Pecan pie vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pecan pie and gingerbread

Pecan pie has more vitamin A, zinc, and phosphorus, while gingerbread has more iron, magnesium, vitamin B6, potassium, selenium, and vitamin B3.
Pecan pie's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 18% higher.
Gingerbread contains 7 times less vitamin A than pecan pie. Pecan pie contains 357IU of vitamin A, while gingerbread contains 48IU.
The amount of cholesterol in gingerbread is lower.
Pecan pie has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pecan pie is 59, while the glycemic index of gingerbread is 86.

The food types used in this comparison are Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe.

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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.

Pecan pie

Gingerbread

Contains more ZincZinc	+161.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+74.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-19.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+169.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+121.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+230.1%
Contains more IronIron	+94.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+35.8%

~equal in Copper ~0.195mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.683mg

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.

Pecan pie

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+485.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+27.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+183.3%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+105.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+216.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+26.9%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.19mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.162mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	87mg	32mg	18%
Iron	1.48mg	2.88mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.71g	4.216g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	11.181g	7.124g	10%
Magnesium	26mg	70mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.19mg	10%
Potassium	133mg	439mg	9%
Fats	22.2g	16.4g	9%
Vitamin A	82µg	14µg	8%
Selenium	12µg	16.3µg	8%
Zinc	1.02mg	0.39mg	6%
Phosphorus	94mg	54mg	6%
Vitamin B3	0.847mg	1.738mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.06µg	5%
Calcium	32mg	71mg	4%
Sodium	262mg	327mg	3%
Calories	412kcal	356kcal	3%
Protein	4.9g	3.9g	2%
Copper	0.211mg	0.195mg	2%
Folate	26µg	33µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.479mg	0.375mg	2%
Saturated fat	3.989g	4.122g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.162mg	1%
Manganese	0.712mg	0.683mg	1%
Carbs	52.2g	49.2g	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	52.2g	49.2g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.188mg	0.19mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.189mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.223mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	0.372mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	0.248mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.125mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.25mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.255mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.116mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.008g	0.003g	N/A