Bread sticks vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between bread sticks and gingerbread?

Gingerbread has less selenium, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, protein, and iron than bread sticks.
Bread sticks' daily need coverage for selenium is 39% higher.
Bread sticks have 5 times more folate than gingerbread. Bread sticks have 162µg of folate, while gingerbread has 33µg.
Gingerbread contains less sodium.
Bread sticks have a lower glycemic index than gingerbread.

We used Bread sticks, plain and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe types in this comparison.

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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.

Bread sticks

Gingerbread

Contains more IronIron	+48.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+125.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+124.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+130.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+118.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+222.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+254%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-54.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22.6%

~equal in Copper ~0.195mg

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.

Bread sticks

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+210%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+241.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+203.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+44%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+390.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+160.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	37.5µg	16.3µg	39%
Vitamin B1	0.589mg	0.19mg	33%
Folate	162µg	33µg	32%
Vitamin B2	0.553mg	0.162mg	30%
Vitamin B3	5.281mg	1.738mg	22%
Iron	4.28mg	2.88mg	18%
Sodium	713mg	327mg	17%
Protein	12g	3.9g	16%
Fiber	3g		12%
Saturated fat	1.41g	4.122g	12%
Fats	9.5g	16.4g	11%
Cholesterol	0mg	32mg	11%
Phosphorus	121mg	54mg	10%
Magnesium	32mg	70mg	9%
Potassium	124mg	439mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.073mg	0.19mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	3.568g	7.124g	9%
Vitamin E	1.01mg		7%
Carbs	68.4g	49.2g	6%
Calcium	22mg	71mg	5%
Manganese	0.557mg	0.683mg	5%
Zinc	0.88mg	0.39mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.628g	4.216g	4%
Calories	412kcal	356kcal	3%
Vitamin B5	0.54mg	0.375mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.06µg	3%
Choline	14.6mg		3%
Vitamin A	0µg	14µg	2%
Vitamin K	2.2µg		2%
Copper	0.188mg	0.195mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.9g	1.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	343kcal	913kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.1	2.8	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	65.4g	49.2g	N/A
Sugar	1.26g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.139mg	0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.338mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.458mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	0.835mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	0.281mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.212mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.59mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.516mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.258mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.003g	N/A