Angel food cake vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between angel food cake and gingerbread

Angel food cake has more phosphorus and vitamin B2; however, gingerbread has more iron, manganese, fats, selenium, magnesium, and copper.
Angel food cake's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 39% more.
Angel food cake has 3 times more vitamin B2 than gingerbread. Angel food cake has 0.491mg of vitamin B2, while gingerbread has 0.162mg.
Gingerbread is lower in sodium.
Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index than angel food cake.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Angel food cake

Gingerbread

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+97.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+500%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+483.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+372%
Contains more IronIron	+453.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+150%
Contains more ZincZinc	+457.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-56.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+703.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+123.3%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Angel food cake

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+203.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+86.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+96.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+89.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+512.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.06µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~33µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	324mg	54mg	39%
Iron	0.52mg	2.88mg	30%
Manganese	0.085mg	0.683mg	26%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.367g	4.216g	26%
Vitamin B2	0.491mg	0.162mg	25%
Fats	0.8g	16.4g	24%
Sodium	749mg	327mg	18%
Saturated fat	0.121g	4.122g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	0.071g	7.124g	18%
Selenium	7.3µg	16.3µg	16%
Magnesium	12mg	70mg	14%
Copper	0.078mg	0.195mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.031mg	0.19mg	12%
Cholesterol	0mg	32mg	11%
Potassium	93mg	439mg	10%
Calcium	140mg	71mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.102mg	0.19mg	7%
Fiber	1.5g		6%
Calories	258kcal	356kcal	5%
Vitamin B3	0.883mg	1.738mg	5%
Protein	5.9g	3.9g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.198mg	0.375mg	4%
Carbs	57.8g	49.2g	3%
Zinc	0.07mg	0.39mg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	14µg	2%
Folate	35µg	33µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.3g	1.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	437kcal	913kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	39g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.6	2.8	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	56.3g	49.2g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.06µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.075mg	0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.248mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.312mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	0.481mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	0.364mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.183mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.334mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.354mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.131mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)		0.003g	N/A