Gingerbread vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between gingerbread and English muffins

Gingerbread is higher in iron, fats, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B6, and potassium, yet English muffins are higher in phosphorus and protein.
Gingerbread covers your daily iron needs 25% more than English muffins.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough).

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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.

Gingerbread

English muffin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+36.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+235.1%
Contains more IronIron	+223.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+51.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-29.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+91.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more ZincZinc	+79.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+146.3%

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.

Gingerbread

English muffin

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+341.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+50%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+12.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0.1mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.181mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.154mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.566mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	16.3µg		30%
Iron	2.88mg	0.89mg	25%
Fats	16.4g	1.8g	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.216g	0.888g	22%
Saturated fat	4.122g	0.259g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	7.124g	0.302g	17%
Manganese	0.683mg	0.357mg	14%
Magnesium	70mg	21mg	12%
Cholesterol	32mg	0mg	11%
Fiber		2.7g	11%
Phosphorus	54mg	133mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.043mg	11%
Potassium	439mg	131mg	9%
Protein	3.9g	7.7g	8%
Copper	0.195mg	0.129mg	7%
Calories	356kcal	235kcal	6%
Sodium	327mg	464mg	6%
Zinc	0.39mg	0.7mg	3%
Calcium	71mg	52mg	2%
Vitamin A	14µg	0µg	2%
Carbs	49.2g	46g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.181mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.154mg	1%
Vitamin B3	1.738mg	1.566mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.375mg	0.446mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.04µg	1%
Folate	33µg	37µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.1g	3.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	913kcal	305kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	43g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	4.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	49.2g	43.3g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.047mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.124mg	0.242mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.151mg	0.315mg	0%
Leucine	0.279mg	0.553mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	0.241mg	0%
Methionine	0.08mg	0.139mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.379mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	0.353mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.17mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.003g		N/A