Gingerbread vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between gingerbread and french toast

Gingerbread is higher in manganese, copper, iron, and magnesium, yet french toast is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin A, vitamin B12, protein, and phosphorus.
French toast covers your daily cholesterol needs 28% more than gingerbread.
Gingerbread contains 4 times more magnesium than french toast. While gingerbread contains 70mg of magnesium, french toast contains only 17mg.
The amount of cholesterol in gingerbread is lower.
The glycemic index of french toast is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk.

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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

French toast

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+311.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+227.6%
Contains more IronIron	+72.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+236.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+263.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+71.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+116.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+23.3%

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

French toast

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+156.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+785.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+98.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+46.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+416.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+30.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.204mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.628mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	32mg	116mg	28%
Manganese	0.683mg	0.188mg	22%
Iron	2.88mg	1.67mg	15%
Copper	0.195mg	0.058mg	15%
Magnesium	70mg	17mg	13%
Vitamin A	14µg	124µg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.321mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.216g	2.594g	11%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.31µg	10%
Fats	16.4g	10.8g	9%
Potassium	439mg	134mg	9%
Phosphorus	54mg	117mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.074mg	9%
Protein	3.9g	7.7g	8%
Carbs	49.2g	25g	8%
Sodium	327mg	479mg	7%
Selenium	16.3µg	20.1µg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	7.124g	4.524g	7%
Calories	356kcal	229kcal	6%
Saturated fat	4.122g	2.723g	6%
Calcium	71mg	100mg	3%
Zinc	0.39mg	0.67mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.375mg	0.549mg	3%
Folate	33µg	43µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.204mg	1%
Vitamin B3	1.738mg	1.628mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.1g	3.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	913kcal	297kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	44g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	2.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	49.2g	25g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.047mg	0.094mg	0%
Threonine	0.124mg	0.305mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.151mg	0.375mg	0%
Leucine	0.279mg	0.621mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	0.413mg	0%
Methionine	0.08mg	0.188mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.389mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	0.419mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.179mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.003g	0.01g	N/A