Banana bread vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between banana bread and gingerbread

Banana bread is higher in vitamin A, yet gingerbread is higher in manganese, iron, copper, magnesium, fats, potassium, and selenium.
Gingerbread covers your daily manganese needs 21% more than banana bread.
Banana bread contains 8 times more vitamin A than gingerbread. While banana bread contains 106µg of vitamin A, gingerbread contains only 14µg.
The amount of saturated fat in banana bread is lower.
The glycemic index of banana bread is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine 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.

Banana bread

Gingerbread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+238.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+227.6%
Contains more IronIron	+105.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+170.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+11.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+226.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+34.7%

~equal in Phosphorus ~54mg

~equal in Sodium ~327mg

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.

Banana bread

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+657.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+23.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+10.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+39.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+26.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~33µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.209mg	0.683mg	21%
Iron	1.4mg	2.88mg	19%
Copper	0.072mg	0.195mg	14%
Magnesium	14mg	70mg	13%
Vitamin A	106µg	14µg	10%
Fats	10.5g	16.4g	9%
Potassium	134mg	439mg	9%
Saturated fat	2.237g	4.122g	9%
Selenium	12.1µg	16.3µg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	4.48g	7.124g	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.13g	4.216g	7%
Calcium	21mg	71mg	5%
Cholesterol	43mg	32mg	4%
Fiber	1.1g		4%
Vitamin B2	0.2mg	0.162mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.19mg	3%
Calories	326kcal	356kcal	2%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	0.1mg	2%
Carbs	54.6g	49.2g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.172mg	0.19mg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.446mg	1.738mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.268mg	0.375mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.1µg	0.06µg	2%
Protein	4.3g	3.9g	1%
Phosphorus	58mg	54mg	1%
Sodium	302mg	327mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	758kcal	913kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	2.8	N/A
Net carbs	53.5g	49.2g	N/A
Zinc	0.35mg	0.39mg	0%
Folate	33µg	33µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.053mg	0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.15mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.182mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	0.327mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	0.18mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.094mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.218mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.209mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.113mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.004g	0.003g	N/A