Cookie dough vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cookie dough and gingerbread different?

Cookie dough is richer in phosphorus, while gingerbread is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, magnesium, copper, iron, and potassium.
Gingerbread covers your daily need for selenium 13% more than cookie dough.
Cookie dough contains 2 times more phosphorus than gingerbread. Cookie dough contains 104mg of phosphorus, while gingerbread contains 54mg.
Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index (86) than cookie dough (54).

Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe types were used in this article.

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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.

Cookie dough

Gingerbread

Contains more ZincZinc	+64.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+92.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-10.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+12%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+129%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+198.6%
Contains more IronIron	+34.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+77.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+79.1%

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.

Cookie dough

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+23.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+363.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+50%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.162mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.738mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.375mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~33µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	9.1µg	16.3µg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.19mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.592g	4.216g	11%
Magnesium	28mg	70mg	10%
Fiber	2.5g		10%
Potassium	147mg	439mg	9%
Iron	2.14mg	2.88mg	9%
Copper	0.11mg	0.195mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	10.531g	7.124g	9%
Phosphorus	104mg	54mg	7%
Fats	18.9g	16.4g	4%
Calcium	31mg	71mg	4%
Manganese	0.765mg	0.683mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.234mg	0.19mg	4%
Calories	424kcal	356kcal	3%
Protein	5.4g	3.9g	3%
Carbs	59.1g	49.2g	3%
Cholesterol	24mg	32mg	3%
Saturated fat	4.751g	4.122g	3%
Zinc	0.64mg	0.39mg	2%
Sodium	294mg	327mg	1%
Vitamin A	4µg	14µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.148mg	0.162mg	1%
Vitamin B3	1.865mg	1.738mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.06µg	1%
Folate	35µg	33µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	785kcal	913kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	2.8	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	56.6g	49.2g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.372mg	0.375mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.088mg	0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.177mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.227mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	0.414mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	0.257mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.122mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.278mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.291mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.125mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.001g	0.003g	N/A