Tostada shells vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tostada shells and gingerbread different?

Tostada shells are richer in phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and zinc, while gingerbread is higher in selenium, iron, manganese, and potassium.
Gingerbread covers your daily need for selenium, 26% more than tostada shells.
Tostada shells contain 4 times more phosphorus than gingerbread. Tostada shells contain 203mg of phosphorus, while gingerbread contains 54mg.
Gingerbread is lower in sodium.
Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index (86) than tostada shells (49).

Tostada shells, corn 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.

Tostada shells

Gingerbread

Contains more ZincZinc	+215.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+275.9%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+85.2%
Contains more IronIron	+88.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+88.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+640.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~70mg

~equal in Calcium ~71mg

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.

Tostada shells

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+85.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+91.1%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+72.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+11.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+96.3%

~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.
Polyunsaturated fat	8.285g	4.216g	27%
Selenium	2.2µg	16.3µg	26%
Fiber	5.8g		23%
Starch	55.4g		23%
Phosphorus	203mg	54mg	21%
Iron	1.53mg	2.88mg	17%
Sodium	657mg	327mg	14%
Manganese	0.363mg	0.683mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.353mg	0.19mg	14%
Saturated fat	7.011g	4.122g	13%
Vitamin B6	0.363mg	0.19mg	13%
Fats	23.38g	16.4g	11%
Cholesterol		32mg	11%
Folate		33µg	8%
Zinc	1.23mg	0.39mg	8%
Calories	474kcal	356kcal	6%
Potassium	237mg	439mg	6%
Protein	6.15g	3.9g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.094mg	0.162mg	5%
Copper	0.148mg	0.195mg	5%
Carbs	64.43g	49.2g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.191mg	0.375mg	4%
Vitamin B12		0.06µg	3%
Vitamin A		14µg	2%
Calcium	76mg	71mg	1%
Vitamin B3	1.553mg	1.738mg	1%
Magnesium	76mg	70mg	1%
Vitamin C		0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	58.63g	49.2g	N/A
Trans fat	0.163g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	7.217g	7.124g	0%
Tryptophan		0.047mg	0%
Threonine		0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.151mg	0%
Leucine		0.279mg	0%
Lysine		0.131mg	0%
Methionine		0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.195mg	0%
Valine		0.173mg	0%
Histidine		0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA		0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.124g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g		N/A